The Grand Prix paddock is heading towards Tuscany and its Mugello track which will host the Italian Grand Prix this weekend. This will be the last for a Suzuki factory which has begun its countdown towards its release which is currently being negotiated in detail with promoter Dorna. Since a Monday test which followed the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, we have known that the season of the two blue GSX-RRs is a real farewell tour. However, the emotion remains strong in the substance and form of this choice made from Japan...
A choice that even the President of the FIM Jorge Viegas officially deplored in form. The news was brutal, plunging the members of a team into disarray that were decidedly poorly rewarded for their services. We will still remember that she brought back a world title to her employer in 2020 with the coronation of Joan mir in MotoGP. After the adjustments of Dorna, signaling that a signed contract cannot be broken unilaterally without going through the penalty box, the brand has finally released an official press release, ten days after having expressed its desire to leave the competition.
« The only thing Suzuki didn't calculate well is the cost at the image level«
An episode which left its mark and which continues to cause debate. The journalist Dennis Noyes commented via his podcast 'Radio Ocotillo' in remarks relayed by Motosan this affair which damages the reputation of Suzuki : " they will leave with everything except the team they have in place this year. What they negotiate, we will never know the terms of the contract. But like Carmelo Ezpeleta said, if you don't want to continue, I can't force you ».
He adds : " How much will it cost Suzuki to exit? They have economic problems, which they recognize. They did their calculations and decided whatever it takes, because they will have to pay something to get out of the championship. They prefer to pay ". And he ends: “ it's a decision made by a board of directors that has probably never seen a motorcycle race. The only thing Suzuki didn't calculate well is the cost at the image level among people who like sports motorcycles ". Certainly. It will be recalled that, in his intervention, the President of the FIM wanted to be reassuring by revealing that a manufacturer, with an undisclosed name, was really interested in taking over from Suzuki.
