‘Strange and sad weekend’: Suzuki heads for MotoGP farewell at Valencia

It was at the same track just two years ago that168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Joan Mir joined the likes of Barry Sheene, Kevin Schwantz and Kenny Roberts Jr as a Suzuki premier-class world champio🌃n.
A subsequent five-year extension with Dorna looked to have secured Suzuki’s MotoGP fu♑ture, alongside the other manufacturers, until at least 2026.
But then came a shock decision from the S꧋uzuki board, delivered to the team at Jerez in May, that they had decided to pull out of Mot༺oGP at the end of this year.
Until that moment, the 2022 GSX-RR had been inside the top🅠 six at every round, including two podiums, but wouldn’t do so again until Alex Rins’ emotional victory in Australia.
Rins and Mir have sealed a move to Honda for next season, when their current Suzuki crew, many with the project since the fa🐭ctory’s 2015 return, will likewise try and𝐆 disperse among rival teams.
But first, there will be one☂ 'last dance', at Valenci🔯a.
“It’s going to be a strange and sad weekend, but I’m determined to have a good one༺,” said Rins, a Suzuki rider since his 2017 MotoGP debut. “My team have given me everything over the years, and I’ll give my allജ to pay them back with a good result one last time.
“Our team attitude has always been to try and stay 🅷happy, so let’s enter Valencia with good vibes and try to enjoy every moment.”
Mir, who ওhas also spent his entire MotoGP career on a GSX-RR, and took his only MotoGP win at Valencia in 2020, added:
“I want to put everything together for this final round, for me and for my squad. I can be fast here, and my bike can be too, but we just need a little bit of luck on our side to tie it all tog🐈ether🙈.
“I’ve had a few issues lately such as my arm pump in Malaysia, and the pressure gauge problem in Australia, and all I want now is to have a trouble-free weeke♛nd so I can bring this chapter to a close with my fantastic teamღ and enjoy the final race.”
Teaﷺm manager Livio Suppo, who was only drafted into the project at the start of this season, said:
“We’re facing the last danꩲce here in Spain this weekend, and for sure it will be anꦐ unusual weekend for us all. But since this announcement was made by Japan we’ve been keen to keep our heads up, and I believe the entire team have been extremely professional all season long; I’m proud of this.
“Let’s push to celebrate some final success൩ all together.”

Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Vꦑalentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.