Melandri will race Kawasaki in MotoGP!

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by ebbs15

so great... they run a 1 rider team this year... what happens next?

as has been mentioned they're at the 18 min. and does that mean every race? what happens if someones hurt...

I don't know the intimate details of Dorna's contract with FIM, but I would imagine that they would get a pass on the 18 bike minimum in the event of injury.

JC

[smileyman]

This could work out to Melandri's favor.

#1 Dorna $$ backing them may mean Kawisaki could put some more of there $$ into development and render a faster bike.

#2 the revised 08 may be a better platform to try for results on since an all new 09 would mean considerable shakedown time. Quite worrying about the concept and ride the bitch.

#3 one rider team means a focused effort. No conflicting R&D paths to chase, no distractions...

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by smileyman

This could work out to Melandri's favor.

#1 Dorna $$ backing them may mean Kawisaki could put some more of there $$ into development and render a faster bike.

#2 the revised 08 may be a better platform to try for results on since an all new 09 would mean considerable shakedown time. Quite worrying about the concept and ride the bitch.

#3 one rider team means a focused effort. No conflicting R&D paths to chase, no distractions...

I agree with #2 and #3, but I believe Kawasaki and the other teams have to pay Dorna, not the other way around. Dorna has paid out money to certain Brit riders in the past, in order to keep the BBC interested in buying TV rights for MotoGP from Dorna, so it's possible they waived the fees for Kawasaki, or worked out some other sort of deal to keep the grid filled, hard to say.

JC