With the stunning news that Suzuki are attempting to bail out of MotoGP without getting sued off the face of the planet by Dorna, thoughts now turn to the question of who will replace them. Here we run down the probable candidates for filling those two empty spots on the grid for next year.
Aprilia
Pro: Current MotoGP bike is increasingly impressive
Con: May struggle to produce 4 MotoGP bikes without going bankrupt for the 17th time
Kawasaki
Pro: It’s the only way the brilliant Johnny Rea will get to MotoGP now
Con: Not worth spending 10x their WSBK budget to return to the top class
BMW
Pro: World Superbike race experience
Con: Their World Superbike is a pile of cack
Royal Enfield
Pro: Huge India-based manufacturer whose retro designs are trendy again
Con: 26bhp 500cc single unlikely to be competitive against modern MotoGP bikes
Random Chinese Scooter Manufacturer
Pro: Chinese bikes are all built from 20 year old Honda technology, and MotoGP Hondas were great back then
Con: Riders who question management decisions would be imprisoned and their pets killed
Ducati
Pro: Another 2 MotoGP bikes would only be an 0.4% increase on their current production
Con: Oh, God!!! Not more F****** Ducatis!!!