of races. You either race it for the full season, or you shouldn't be wasting everybody's time. And blaming the whole situation on unexpected sponsorship problems is regarded as a very poor excuse. Considering the current sponsorship situation in Moto

and proper sponsorship to be competitive. With the signing of Toseland, the first part of that mission has been accomplished.And Toseland's signing points to another change: Currently, the Tech 3 Yamaha run Dunlop tires, as Dunlop provide the biggest part

to keep plugging away when things are not running your way, when equipment fails, or your bike is slower than everyone else's, or you can't get your machine sorted just as you want, or money from sponsorship fails to turn up, or a million other little

, making the decision look like a pretty good gamble so far. The change of sponsorship is more important. The withdrawal from MotoGP of Fortuna, a Spanish tobacco brand, leaves only one tobacco sponsor remaining in the class. This is a logical result

be bloody, brutal and very thrilling indeed. I can hardly wait.Get more of David Emmett's perspective on MotoGP over on his blog at www.motogpmatters.com

with more sponsorship. Fortunately, funds are starting to pour in to the KR coffers, and Team KR is back on track. The first couple of races did not go well for Kenny Jr, especially the race at Jerez, where he was foiled by gearchange problems. But last year

very competitive Kawasaki to join one of the weakest teams in the field. Konica Minolta are likely to withdraw their sponsorship from the team at the end of the year, and Nakano's ride won't have been enough to make them change their minds.Alex Hofmann

and Ducati parts - the team's form has turned around. Elias' podium could see Alice start to get value for their sponsorship Euros at last.Back In BlueThe final spot on the podium was taken by Loris Capirossi. The Italian veteran has always done well at Brno

, if not quite plastered with Bibendum's logos, it's an open secret that the French tire make provide a significant portion of the cash for the team. If MotoGP goes to a single tire, Tech 3's income is severely restricted, and finding more sponsorship

it difficult to raise the necessary sponsorship to fund their efforts, neither Dorna nor the teams could afford for the series to decline in popularity further. Something had to be done.Whenever a group of people - be it organizations, governments or even