Bautista to Suzuki MotoGP
Sunday, August 16, 2009

250GP star Alvaro Bautista has signed with Rizla Suzuki for the next 2 years in MotoGP. Now the questions is: Who will his teammate be?
Quick update on the MotoGP Silly Season from your friendly road-racing scribe Steve-O here...
Suzuki just announced the signing of 24-year-old Spanish 250cc GP star Alvaro Bautista for the next two seasons. This comes as little surprise as team boss Paul Denning has openly expressed interest in the 250GP ace for some time now. Though in an embarrassing moment, he celebrated his third-pace finish in today's 250cc GP race at Brno by looping out a wheelie on the cool-down lap. Hopefully his first season in the premiere class goes a bit smoother...
But the big question is: Who he will replace? Most think Chris Vermeulen, as his results have been lackluster the past couple years, not to mention he's also been rumored around the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team for next year, according to CycleNews.com. There are also rumors floating around of current rider Loris Capirossi retiring, as the elder statesman has been in MotoGP for almost two decades now. So who will be Bautista's teammate for 2010? As soon as we know so will you...
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