Reigning MotoGP World Champion has called for action on the dwindling number of bikes on the grid in MotoGP, saying that racing needs to become cheaper and less sophisticated.

And he has once again said that the increasing dependance on electronics to win races is dectracting from the spectacle that MotoGp should be/

"I am very worried about the number of bikes on the MotoGP grid because in 2008 there were only 19, which was already not many. I hope that Kawasaki stay because otherwise this will become 17; we have to find a way to have more bikes on the track," said the Italian legend.

"I think that we need a bike that is a little less sophisticated and a little cheaper. In the last few years there have been races, especially since the arrival of the 800cc motorcycle, with a lot less close racing and I think that this is mostly to do with the evolution of the tyres.

"Now in the corners we’re very fast and so there is less time to try to overtake. Furthermore however, the huge evolutions in electronics have levelled the performance of the riders and therefore this has also led to a few less battles."