Suzuki has explained the reason why its bikes did not carry Brux logos during the World Superbike round at Imola, the team revealing it is heading to court for a ruling on non-fulfilment of obligations.
Suzuki will condense down to two bikes for the 2009 World Superbike Championship, Crash.net can reveal, a decision that leaves Fonsi Nieto on the sidelines.
Noriyuki Haga survived intermittent clouds of smoke from his Yamaha R1 to overtake countryman Ryuichi Kiyonari for victory on the very last turn of a dramatic, incident packed, second race at Monza.
1. Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha Motor Italia YZF-R1 18 laps 2. Max Neukirchner GER Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 +0.009 secs 3. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR +0.051 secs
The now infamous first race, last lap clash with Carlos Checa that forced Neukirchner to miss the second race there with a collarbone injury has been forced from his mind and the German was a model of consistency today.
But next time out, at Valencia, the Klaffi Honda rider was spat violently from his CBR1000RR - fracturing his hand in the process - and has never returned to the podium since.
2008 World Superbike Championship leader Troy Bayliss and Ducati Xerox team-mate Michel Fabrizio have both been forced to miss the two-day test due to injury, as has Sterilgarda Go Eleven rider Max Biaggi.
Yukio Kagayama looks likely to miss the second round of the World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island after suffering a suspected broken collarbone in Qatar.
Team Alstare Suzuki might have worked flat out during the winter to find a replacement for departing sponsor Corona, but only on the eve of the season can general manager Francis Batta confirm the health of his squad.
Max Biaggi will return to the scene of his final MotoGP race this weekend at Valencia, where the Roman can realistically aim to take the 2007 World Superbike championship lead.
Yoshimura Suzuki's Atsushi Watanabe set the fastest time in the opening free practice session for the Suzuka 8 Hours, round four of the World Endurance Championship in Japan.
Rizla Suzuki rider Yukio Kagayama will miss the sixth round of the British Superbike Championship at Thruxton after crashing and breaking his collarbone during qualifying for a 300km race at Suzuka in Japan.
Yukio Kagayama and John Reynolds won a race each for Rizla Suzuki to share in the glory at the third round of the British Superbike Championship at Snetterton yesterday.
Rizla Suzuki rider Yukio Kagayama has ridden a motorcycle for the first time since the accident that cut his 2003 BSB season short at Cadwell Park last August - the Japanese starting on one wheel before graduating to two!