Knowing that Álvaro Bautista’s contract signature with Rizla Suzuki staff for next year confirmed, the next information needed is who will he be riding with?

Present competitors Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen are both aware that their Suzuki contracts conclude at the end of this year and the staff has not yet made any confirmations as to who will pair up with Bautista next year.

Following, Capirossi suggested hints on the situation by saying, “I think the team have made a great choice to pick Álvaro because he is a very strong rider and I believe he will be very comfortable in the team. Everyone here is very relaxed and I am happy to be able to work with him.”

A proper confirmation is due within the next month, however in the meantime Capirossi’s work is to gain extra competitiveness for the Suzuki event package, he did well on Sunday and Monday over in the Czech Republic.

Claiming a fresh chassis and a brand new motor into the GSV-R, Capirossi gained a firm placing in fifth spot at the Brno event which placed him fourth on the test timesheet. He stated, “We were quite satisfied with how things went in the test. We rode all through the morning, trying settings and working on the new chassis, which seems to be better. In the afternoon we also did a few laps in the rain to try a few more things and that also went quite well.”