FIM has made some very important changes to the rules n regulations for 2009 MotoGP season, primarily to cut on high investments made by factories. This will also help MotoGP get real interesting after all. Everyone is been saying that the sport is losing out on SBK, maybe... but this can raise it back up..
1. Electronic and hydraulic launch control systems and electronic suspension systems have been banned (I wonder what will happen to Ducati, that launch control system was a great help to its riders)
2. Friday morning practice sessions have been removed & Qualifying will cut short from 1 Hr to 45 min per class.
3. In the eight 2009 MotoGP World Championship races which follow the summer break, commencing with the 14th-16th August trip to the Czech track of Brno, each MotoGP rider will be restricted to the use of a maximum of five engines until the end of the season.
Refer to
Electronics limited and Friday morning practices scrapped for 2009 season | The Official MotoGP Website