As announced the day after the Spanish Grand Prix, Suzuki wants to retire at the end of this season. If the championship promoter recalls that Suzuki is under contract until 2026, the Japanese manufacturer is in negotiations with Dorna to formalize the thing.
In the paddock, there is consternation. A manufacturer leaving the world championship is never good news, especially when he won the title just two years ago with Joan Mir. Joan Mir who finds himself on the market, like his teammate Alex Rins, two highly rated drivers who are 4th and 6th in the standings.
Mir is often quoted at Repsol Honda, with whom he is in contact, instead of Pol Espargaro. Marc Marquez’s teammate is out of contract and he is only 12th in the championship. Rins, he could take the direction of Yamaha. The factory team has confirmed that Morbidelli has a contract for 2023, but the Italian himself has admitted that he does not feel safe, and his 16th place in the standings does not plead for him. The outcome may come from the probable retirement of Dovizioso who could give way to Franco Morbidelli and allow Alex Rins to become Quartararo’s teammate. The transfer market is going to be turbulent.