Kawasaki, who last month said they were withdrawing from the world motorcycling championship as a consequence of the global economic crisis, announced that they will run one machine in the 2009 series.
Italy’s Marco Melandri has been handed the ride with the factory team.
The rider for the new MotoGP team will be the Italian 26 year-old Marco Melandri. The team will be equipped with Kawasaki motorcycles and supporting materials.
That Kawasaki has arrived at this new team approach is the result of both the need for a significant reduction of MotoGP racing investments and the simultaneous necessity to come to a constructive solution for all related parties.
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