My Oct 6th blog post titled “It’s time for Ducati to have some pride” said that Suzuki would come back into Moto GP racing in the big boys class. Well, Suzuki will race as a wild card this weekend at Valenciana but they will do so in the Factory Open class.
I understand the logic behind this but I strongly disagree with the choice. Better to take your lumps like Don Quixote than to play stick ball in the majors. Many people think the success of the moon program was getting to the moon and back, I think the lasting lesson was doing it in full view of everyone. Warts, and all.
Ducati’s special treatment is poisoning the well.