It’s been a very long goodbye for the Suzuki MotoGP Team, but that hasn’t made it any easier. The manufacturer sprung the surprise news on the squad following the Spanish Grand Prix in May, 2022. The shock of the abrupt departure rippled through the team for months, with riders Joan Mir and Alex Rins struggling in the following rounds.
After battling through injuries and lackluster results, the outfit finished on a high note. Rins returned to the top step of the podium with a win at the Australian Grand Prix. He repeated that result just two rounds later at the final race of the season in Valencia, Spain. Luckily, both Mir and Rins landed with Honda-supported teams for the 2023 season, saying goodbye to the only OEM they’ve both raced with in the MotoGP class.
