bautista to suzuki

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigAl @ Aug 13 2009, 05:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i know its not motogp but do you remember this?

CV first contested WSB on a ten kate fireblade in 2004. HRC had won the title with CEII the previous year on a SP2. in 2004 wsb went to single tyre supplier pirelli and because of this, HRC pulled all factory support for the series.
so, CV and Ten Kate started on a virtually stock cbr1000 with absolutely no data from previous years. the only plus was that CV had raced most of the tracks already the previous year in WSS.
so. by the end of the 2004 season, he and TK had managed to get into a position to be able to win races and the season if other results had gone their way, it didnt happen but thats racing.

then, in 2005, the GSX-RK5 hit the world race tracks and blew away almost everyone. the ten kate honda and CV were the only ones able to keep in touch with troy corser and it again came down to the last round of the season where due to pissing rain and a flooded track, CV conceded to troy because he had said it was to dangerous to ride. not bad for what was a satellite team and bike that was developed by CV and Ronald Ten Kate. yes, TK is a genius with hondas but remember that there was no factory support for them at all and it was a singlew bike team in 2004 to boot!

^ it may look like i am a CV fanboy, not true, i just like to set the record straight where i can and will do so for any rider who i feel has been slighted/underestimated.
i just hope that he does get an opportunity to show us all what he is capable of before we write him off as "another WSB rider who couldnt cut it...."


Like I said before, I'm a fan of CV's and think he is underrated by many. I can see your point with his work at Ten Kate but that team is still thriving even without him, although they now receive more help from Honda. I'm not discounting what he did there but I think Ten Kate deserve the lion's share of the credit. Like I said, I'm a fan of his but the Suzuki has not been as competitive as it was in 2007 when Hopkins was in charge of development. Maybe that's because of Suzuki (and I'm sure that it's a major factor, maybe they got lucky with the bike in 2007 and everyone else has caught up now, maybe they don't listen to him. I don't know. I just feel like if he had the developmental skills then the Suzuki would be closer to the front by now.

After much dithering and dallying, and pretending that nothing had been settled, Alvaro Bautista finally came clean after the MotoGP race at Brno and announced that he will after all be joining Suzuki in MotoGP. In a press conference, the Spaniard confirmed that he has signed a two-year deal with Suzuki, as had been widely leaked and reported in the run up to the Brno race.

Bautista's hand was forced by the new rookie rule, which prevents new entrants to the class from going straight to a factory team. As the only factory without a satellite team, Suzuki is exempt from this rule, and as Bautista was keen to be on a factory squad, this was his only option in MotoGP.

Bautista's team mate is most likely to be Loris Capirossi. The Italian veteran has been dropping hints all weekend that he is close to a deal with Suzuki for one more year, and only has a few details to tie up. This leaves Capirex' current team mate Chris Vermeulen out of the team at Suzuki, and in search of a seat elsewhere. Vermeulen is said to have offered to ride for the Tech 3 team basically for free, but there's a long line of others offering to do the same, so the competition is fierce.

Seats are starting to fill up surprisingly quickly in MotoGP, and we have gone from knowing very little to having most of the loose ends tied up in the space of just a few days. However, rumors continue to circulate about Jorge Lorenzo, and about Hiroshi Aoyama, and about Thomas Luthi's Caffe Latte team having the funds for an extra Honda in MotoGP. So though the picture is clearer, it is very far from over. There's plenty of news still to come.

good move for suzuki, Bautista is a very good rider and a spanish marketers dream (......-up wheelies aside ).

not so sure if its a good move for bautista though. i just hope that suzuki dont kill another career. and he signed for 2 years, seems like he wants some security with contracts.

will make 2010 interesting @zooki. a wise old capirex and a young brain-out rookie, dont hollywood write scripts like this?

and where to CV? seems tech3 has a long list of candidates to interview. IMO hes back in WSB hopefully on a factory duc or a ten kate fireblade..

Would be very interesting to see what he could do on the Yamaha, though if it doesn't work out i wouldn't mind seeing him back in WSBK either.

Ahh i hope CV gets a ride with Tech 3. He is obviously desperate to stay in MotoGP. I think it is sad when you see a ride so desperate to stay in a class that they offer to hardly be paid.

Anyone without a seat in MGP next season should seriously consider Moto 2 imo,where else are you going to go that is so close to the top tier in terms of managers,chassis and close racing+ (lol) its only a short walk up the pits to keep your ear to the ground.That or you can go WSBK,but don`t go there thinking you`ll blitz everybody....them days are gone.Feel free to disect that,I`ve prob made a rash statement or two.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (undeadprincess @ Aug 16 2009, 06:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Ahh i hope CV gets a ride with Tech 3. He is obviously desperate to stay in MotoGP. I think it is sad when you see a ride so desperate to stay in a class that they offer to hardly be paid.

I hope he doesn't I'd rather see Toseland in there.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bonnielass @ Aug 16 2009, 06:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I hope he doesn't I'd rather see Toseland in there.

Bonnie,I think JT and CV should go back to WSBK.MotoGP is not going to work for them imo,they are superb accomplished SBK riders though and its a shame their talent is being wasted like this.

What a coup! This is an excellent addition to the team. 2 years means Suzuki is staying in and that is good news also.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gsfan @ Aug 16 2009, 07:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>What a coup! This is an excellent addition to the team. 2 years means Suzuki is staying in and that is good news also.

It's always good to know that a team is, at least, planning to stay in competition, I would hate to see any fewer bikes on the grid.

I see good things for Bautista on the Suzuki, a young fast rider with Capi by his side, that can only be good. And in my opinion, it's the right time to offload CV, he's done nothing in the last couple of years (a 3rd at Laguna last year) and i doubt he would do much better on the Tech 3 even for free!!
Wonder who will get that ride....?, Elias maybe?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mick.. Rossi.. 46 No1... @ Aug 17 2009, 12:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I see good things for Bautista on the Suzuki, a young fast rider with Capi by his side, that can only be good. And in my opinion, it's the right time to offload CV, he's done nothing in the last couple of years (a 3rd at Laguna last year) and i doubt he would do much better on the Tech 3 even for free!!
Wonder who will get that ride....?, Elias maybe?
loris did nothing on the gsvr last season too.

http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2008

see the above final classifications for 2008.

and you missed out a podium at sachsenring too..

also, i am curious as to what criteria you used to form your opinion that you "doubt he would do much better on the Tech 3"?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gsfan @ Aug 16 2009, 07:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>What a coup! This is an excellent addition to the team. 2 years means Suzuki is staying in and that is good news also.
I tend to agree with you, but after the Kawasaki pull out I still worry that Suzuki could decide to suddenly pull out. On the flip side, what would be great is for them to start a damn satellite team!!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gsfan @ Aug 16 2009, 07:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>What a coup! This is an excellent addition to the team. 2 years means Suzuki is staying in and that is good news also.
+1

bautista is a fast rider and hopefully he can bring in sponsorship $'s too, that will help enormously.