Statement from Dorna Sports regarding Suzuki
Tuesday, 03 May 2022
Following recent rumors of Suzuki's departure from MotoGP™ at the end of 2022, Dorna Sports has officially contacted the factory to remind them that the terms of their MotoGP™ racing contract do not allow them to take this step. decision unilaterally.
However, if Suzuki were to leave following an agreement between the two parties, Dorna will decide the ideal number of riders and teams that will race in MotoGP™ from 2023.
Dorna continues to receive high levels of interest from several official factory and independent teams looking to join the MotoGP™ grid as the sport continues to be a global example of close competition, innovation and fun , reaching hundreds of millions of fans around the world.
The interest of these parties has been reconfirmed in the last 24 hours.
With this statement, Dorna Sports, the promoter of the MotoGP world championship, recalls the rumor of Suzuki's departure at the end of the year being confirmed, this can only be done after a financial agreement between the two parties, and also informs that it plans to replace the GSX-RRs on the grid, instead of reducing it to 22 machines as in the past.
It is therefore a rather optimistic message that is being broadcast, perhaps also to prevent the Suzuki case from spreading…
