As you may be aware, I'm starting to believe that the point of Moto2 is actually to create a bunch of privateer teams who build their own rolling chassis and then lease engines (F1 format). The existing manufacturers have been extremely resistant to the idea. Furthermore, the proposal they gave to the governing body outlined costs of about 700,000 euros per engine.
Kawasaki have made recent departure from the sport and their absence from the grid is putting strain on the other manufacturers to provide more and more satellite bikes (Dorna usually subsidizes the increase in numbers with commercial rights money). Plus, 800cc grand prix engines are fairly scarce, and it would be a big blow to the sport to lose a competent engine manufacturer. Do you think it would be beneficial to the governing body and the sport as a whole for Kawasaki to provide a customer engine, transmission, and electronics package to the MotoGP grid? Should Dorna use Kawasaki to make their engine lease plan come true?
For instance, Dorna could give Kawasaki 10M-15M (a lot I know) to continue developing their 800cc engine in order to get it up to speed. I reckon this amount would be bigger than the engine development budget at Suzuki and it might even rival the budget at Honda and Yamaha. Kawasaki would expand their existing facility so it was capable of building 100+ engines per season. The Dorna subsidies and the economies of scale could get the entire package down to about 300,000. Over time, the engine sales revenues and the Dorna subsidies might actually allow Kawasaki to develop an engine advantage. The other manufacturers would be eager to sign up to supply engines at a set price in order to capture Dorna commercial rights money, and reduce revenues to Kawasaki.
Have a go? or don't upset the apple cart?
Kawasaki have made recent departure from the sport and their absence from the grid is putting strain on the other manufacturers to provide more and more satellite bikes (Dorna usually subsidizes the increase in numbers with commercial rights money). Plus, 800cc grand prix engines are fairly scarce, and it would be a big blow to the sport to lose a competent engine manufacturer. Do you think it would be beneficial to the governing body and the sport as a whole for Kawasaki to provide a customer engine, transmission, and electronics package to the MotoGP grid? Should Dorna use Kawasaki to make their engine lease plan come true?
For instance, Dorna could give Kawasaki 10M-15M (a lot I know) to continue developing their 800cc engine in order to get it up to speed. I reckon this amount would be bigger than the engine development budget at Suzuki and it might even rival the budget at Honda and Yamaha. Kawasaki would expand their existing facility so it was capable of building 100+ engines per season. The Dorna subsidies and the economies of scale could get the entire package down to about 300,000. Over time, the engine sales revenues and the Dorna subsidies might actually allow Kawasaki to develop an engine advantage. The other manufacturers would be eager to sign up to supply engines at a set price in order to capture Dorna commercial rights money, and reduce revenues to Kawasaki.
Have a go? or don't upset the apple cart?
