Ducati and Honda have already started testing their 2012 1000cc bikes with their respective MotoGP riders. Yamaha is expected to have Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies getting their first taste immediately after the Italian Grand Prix as confirmed by Yamaha’s Kouichi Tsuji, but what about the other MSMA member, Suzuki? Does anyone know what their intentions are?
Valentino Rossi’s crew chief Jeremy Burgess recently stated, “It’s heavily rumored that Suzuki has not begun work on a liter MotoGP bike and will exit MotoGP as a factory team at the end of the 2011 season.”
While MCN.com reports that Paul Denning is still in talks with the Hamamatsu factory about the 2012 project, “I would say that the meetings were positive with no conclusions as yet. Suzuki’s internal process for the project is up for approval by the end of June, but the meeting gave a good platform to discuss options and ideas of how we move forward. I can’t speak directly on behalf of Suzuki Japan in terms of a final decision but I would say there is an optimistic atmosphere and a positive feeling that Suzuki want to remain in the championship.”
If the project is still up for approval at the end of June, does that mean they have or haven’t already developed a new prototype or are they going to continue their effort in MotoGP with the 800cc GSV-R?
Suzuki’s contract with MotoGP is officially up at the end of the year, and if they want to cite continuing economic problems as the principal reason for definitely pulling out of the championship they will no longer be under threat of any legal action by Dorna and we’ll get a teary good-bye, it was fun while it lasted letter, thanking sponsors and fans in all these years.
Whatever Suzuki’s intentions are, it will probably be confirmed by Monday July 4th, when all the official factory teams roll out their new machines for testing, with everyone keeping a special eye on the Suzuki garage waiting for a sign or at the least a press release. www.twowheelsblog.com
While MCN.com reports that Paul Denning is still in talks with the Hamamatsu factory about the 2012 project, “I would say that the meetings were positive with no conclusions as yet. Suzuki’s internal process for the project is up for approval by the end of June, but the meeting gave a good platform to discuss options and ideas of how we move forward. I can’t speak directly on behalf of Suzuki Japan in terms of a final decision but I would say there is an optimistic atmosphere and a positive feeling that Suzuki want to remain in the championship.”
Suzuki’s contract with MotoGP is officially up at the end of the year, and if they want to cite continuing economic problems as the principal reason for definitely pulling out of the championship they will no longer be under threat of any legal action by Dorna and we’ll get a teary good-bye, it was fun while it lasted letter, thanking sponsors and fans in all these years.
Whatever Suzuki’s intentions are, it will probably be confirmed by Monday July 4th, when all the official factory teams roll out their new machines for testing, with everyone keeping a special eye on the Suzuki garage waiting for a sign or at the least a press release. www.twowheelsblog.com
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