No Suzuki in Motogp 2014

Hyaon · Traffic Copper Joined: 14 Sep 2010 Karma :

https://www.bikesportnews.com/news-detail.cfm?newstitle=Suzuki-delay-return-to-MotoGP-until-2015&newsid=9607

That kind of limits Cal/Redding's option next year then. Pity.
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Wafer_Thin_Ham · Super Spammer Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Karma :

Gutted. Interesting that Denning's not heading it up this time.
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oliverdupuy · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 29 Nov 2012 Karma :

I fear the only way Cal will stay at Yamaha next year will mean stitching Bradley up.

Yamaha are in a tricky position, because they can only run 4 prototype bikes. Clearly Lorenzo & Rossi are put for the meantime, so the only seats up for grabs are at Tech 3 (though possibly with a full factory bike). Sounds like they've all but signed Pol, and Bradley has a contract.

But with Cal showing himself (currently) to be second only to Lorenzo in performances, he's making himself very hard to sack (despite shouting his mouth off on a regular basis, something the fans may love but the Japs won't appreciate).

I think Yamaha will retain Cal and give him a factory bike (but still at Tech3) next year, alongside Pol.

And Bradley? My understanding is that Bradley has a contract with Tech 3, not with Yamaha. I could see Tech 3 scrapping the Mistral project, which has had virtually zero development since 2011, and instead building a CRT with a Yamaha engine. Tech 3 then become a 3 man team (maybe a 4 man team, with a second CRT).

Bradley's contract is honored, and Yamaha can still sign Pol and retain Cal, everyone's a winner. Except Bradders, who in reality would swap the third best bike on the grid for an untried CRT....

But hey, I'm just guessing....

oliverdupuy · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 29 Nov 2012 Karma :

The only other option for Cal would be Ducati. I can see why they'd be appealing, he'd earn far more money and would have the full weight of the factory behind him. But we all know about the Ducati and it isn't showing signs of rapid improvement....

Hyaon · Traffic Copper Joined: 14 Sep 2010 Karma :

This gets me headscratching...that is impressive considering the lack of data they have from a year and more out...

https://www.bikesportnews.com/news-detail.cfm?newstitle=De-Puniets-Suzuki-competitive-in-MotoGP-test&newsid=9616
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