With Honda confirming that they will be running a three-man factory team next season, there are only a couple of loose ends left to tie up. The most significant - and the most depressing - is that Suzuki has finally announced that they will only be fielding a single MotoGP bike for 2011, with Alvaro Bautista at the helm.
The move was another one of the 2011 MotoGP season's many, many open secrets, and a move that Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta has been trying to fend off since it was first mooted. Dorna believes that Suzuki has an obligation under the terms of the contract it has with the Japanese manufacturer to supply a minimum of two bikes to the MotoGP grid. Suzuki believes it only has a commitment to supply a presence on the grid, and that a single bike complies with its obligation under the contract. Ezpeleta met with Suzuki after the Motegi round of MotoGP in Japan, but failed to come to an agreement. This matter is likely to end up in the courts at some point, but that won't help get any bikes on the grid for 2011.
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