Kawasaki back in MotoGP

From motogp.com

Kawasaki has announced that after constructive talks with Dorna and additional third parties, a new one-rider team will participate in the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.

The decision was made after negotiations which followed Kawasaki’s January announcement to suspend its factory supported MotoGP activities, due to the global economic downturn.

The rider for the new MotoGP team will be 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.

The new team will disclose more details about its 2009 season plans shortly.