Suzuki to return to MotoGP in 2015

    The Japanese firm has been developing a new 1000cc MotoGP racer for the past year.

    Published On Jun 18, 2013 04:03:00 PM

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    Suzuki to return to MotoGP in 2015

    Suzuki will not make its return to MotoGP until 2015, despite joining the field for testing at Barcelona this week.

    The Japanese firm has been developing a new 1000cc MotoGP racer for the past year, with an extensive test programme underway.

    It formally announced its return to the sport on Monday, but said its comeback will be in 2015 rather than next season as had been anticipated.

    Suzuki also announced that former Yamaha team chief Davide Brivio will be team manager of its test operation.

    Brivio was the architect of Valentino Rossi's move to Yamaha in 2004, and then helped the Italian move to Ducati in 2010. He did not follow Rossi back to Yamaha this season.

    Randy de Puniet was also confirmed as the Suzuki development programme's test rider.

    The Frenchman, who currently races a CRT Aprilia for Aspar, has already tested the new Suzuki in Japan and is riding it for its European debut alongside the 2013 MotoGP pack at Barcelona this week.

    Suzuki withdrew from MotoGP at the end of the 2011 season, but said at the time its absence would be temporary and that it intended to prepare for a '14 return.

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