MotoGP: Hayate Kawasaki out for 2010

Marco Melandri left out in the cold as team decide not to compete in 2010

Posted: 7 July 2009
by Visordown News

HAYATE - the MotoGP team formerly known as Kawasaki - are to quit racing in the Premier class at the end of 2009.

Last year Kawasaki announced its withdrawal from MotoGP competition, handing over their project and accompanying machines to the newly-formed Hayate racing, with Italian fast man Marco Melandri as the team's sole rider.

Hayate's Chief Engineer Andrea Dosoli has said Kawasaki will play no part in next year's MotoGP series: "Kawasaki will not take part in MotoGP next year."

It seems Marco Melandri will, once again, be searching for another seat in MotoGP.

We'd give him a job. Tomorrow.

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drpower

c'mon tech 3 give marco a job for 2010 !

Posted: 07/07/2009 at 13:55

jimlindsay

Yeah. Sack Toesland.

Posted: 07/07/2009 at 14:23

dendrite

I still cant beleive KAWASAKI quitting just when they had a talented rider who was riding an underfunded machine and bringing it home in the points . This seams to be a kawasaki trait full of quitters yet they are the biggest heavy engineering and manufacturing company in japan . They also fail to remember the other manufactures in the moto gp had to work to gain success, if i was the company director watching marco fight with the bike and bring it home in the points the black plastic tape would have been ripped off . SHAME on you kawasaki being a loyal brand buyer you do nothing for us the customers .How many times have you pulled out of top motorcycling now. I hope marco gets a ride on competative machine he realy deserves it .

Posted: 07/07/2009 at 14:48

edward44

Really difficult to see how Toseland can keep his ride with a rider as talented as Marco available unless James brings sponsorship money to the team. G. Talmacsi who must of felt he was tossed into the deep end of the pool Sunday, is hardly of MotoGP caliber but he has the readies.

Posted: 07/07/2009 at 15:32

DarthTickle

Marco is going to get a Gresini Honda next year. If JT gets the boot, it'll be more likely that Spies will have his space on the Tech3 team.

Posted: 07/07/2009 at 17:26

Ginner

I hope Marco can get a HRC bike like Elias. He really did the business back in the day and challenged Rossi and Gibernua for race wins. it'll be a shame to loose a big manufacturer.

Posted: 10/07/2009 at 07:34