Biaggi still a chance for a Kawasaki seat? (**UPDATED**)

[NovaCoder]

and hey.... Whats Vale doing for 06? same as 05.... there was talk of a new team??

Yeah I heard it was going to be a team of 1 for the factory Yamaha...just Rossi?

[aardvark]

It's not looking good! How the hell can I cheer on the green (and yellow?) if the walking goatee is riding it???

Our friend Tim Claridge just checked in from England with news that British weekly Motor Cycle News is reporting that Max Biaggi looks likely to be riding a Kawasaki ZX-RR in next year’s MotoGP championship. As has already been reported, Biaggi looks to have worn out his welcome with both Honda and Yamaha, and Camel—a personal sponsor of Biaggi’s—is said to have offered both Suzuki and Kawasaki a rumored £6 - 7 million ($10 – 12 million) to run Biaggi on their bikes. That part isn’t really news, nor is Suzuki’s declining the offer in order to focus on riders John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen. Kawasaki apparently declined Camel’s offer to run Biaggi in a satellite team on a third bike in complete Camel colors, but MCN is reporting that the company would be interested in running Biaggi as a third rider on their factory team (which already employs Shinya Nakano and Randy De Puniet). All three riders would apparently run in green and yellow colors, with Camel branding where allowed. Stay tuned to see whether or not MCN got it right, but with the article quoting team manager Harald Eckl, it looks to be more than just a crazy rumor.

http://www.roadracerx.com/news/news113005_7.html

[red_dave]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[mfzx6r]

Blahahahahaha GO MAX hahahahahahahahahaha

[MadKaw]

Its here too..
http://www.eurosport.com/home/pages/v4/ ... 6223.shtml

.. Gee I wonder what he'll blame when he doesn't win..
We already have anough ppl bagging the Kawi's we don't need the rider to add to it..

But hey, at least they'll be in Aussie colours....

[Glen]

Hopefully Camel will throw a bunch of money in thus freeing up other money for development, Max the wanker can ride around at the back of the pack whingeing and moaning and the other two can get on with spending his sponsors dough on development.

[mfzx6r]

Hopefully Camel will throw a bunch of money in thus freeing up other money for development, Max the wanker can ride around at the back of the pack whingeing and moaning and the other two can get on with spending his sponsors dough on development.

spot on

[kempy]

Nakano would shit all over him.

Thus confirming even more cemently, that Biaggi is all bike and no skill.

[Nanna10r]

Thanks for the Cash Max, We amy as well take the moeny oon his WAY OUT the door from Motogp.
I'm tipping De Puniet to kick both his & Nakkers bums next year.

Hmm ........ maybe the 7 Squillion could be spent on getting J. Burgess into the camp. Now THAT would be money well spent.

Cheers Brett

[Barrabob]

From http://www.crash.net

Max Biaggi's chances of a 2006 Kawasaki MotoGP ride are reported to have ended after the team's tyre supplier, Bridgestone, refused to support any additional riders.

The Roman, left jobless after being replaced by Dani Pedrosa at Repsol Honda and then prevented by HRC from joining any other RCV running outfit, had nevertheless managed to maintain Camel backing - which in turn looked set to secure him a third seat at Kawasaki, alongside Shinya Nakano and Randy de Puniet.

Biaggi was hoping to announce his new ride at the Bologna Motor Show later this week, but Britain's Motor Cycle News states that - while Kawasaki, Camel and Biaggi had all but agreed a deal - Bridgestone has now sunk the third ZX-RR project after refusing to supply the extra tyres needed.


break out the kleenex

[mfzx6r]

The fat lady hasn't sung yet . There's lots of $$$ form camel
so maybe some other tyre company might step in or Max might end up on a KR machine or WCM

[ty]

WOOHOO!

[red_dave]

Bridgestone are now on my Xmas card list...

[Simmo_ZX9R]

The problem is the tyre situation from Bridgestone," Kawasaki team manager Harald Eckl told MCN. "They have already made their plans for 2006 and weren't willing to change to enable us to run a third bike for Biaggi. The negotiations had been going well and, to be honest, I have to admit that I did not consider the tyres would be the problem.

"I was very enthusiastic to have Max with Kawasaki, despite all the potential problems we faced. I had a lot of discussions with Max and I had a feeling we could have made it work... Max is still one of the world's best riders and he is still a big name. He could have really helped Kawasaki and accelerated development of our bike."

Eckl added that Biaggi was "incredibly upset" when he was told of Bridgestone's refusal - which in turn rules out any chance of a third Suzuki ride. With former employer Yamaha having already ruled out re-signing Biaggi, d'Antin Ducati, WCM and Team Roberts are the only teams with 2006 seats still potentially available for the 13-times 500cc/MotoGP winner.

"When I spoke to him it was obvious to me that Max was very disappointed," added Eckl. "I think it finally dawned on him just how serious his situation has become. He just kept telling me that he couldn't believe it. I had to tell him that it is now virtually impossible to find a solution that would let him ride for us in 2006. I don't think he ever considered the fact that we wouldn't find a solution."

Should Biaggi indeed be forced to retire from grand prix racing, Camel is expected to return to the Honda Pons team as title sponsor for its new rider line-up of Casey Stoner and Carlos Checa.

[Steve_TLS]

Max who?