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Suzuki was 'very worried' about MotoGP return after wildcard disaster

Suzuki team boss David Brivio says the marque was "very worried" ahead of its full-time MotoGP return following a disastrous wildcard outing in Valencia in 2014. Suzuki quit MotoGP at the end of the 2011 season citing to financial problems, but was courted back for 2015 ahead of the series' major rules overhaul surrounding electronics in a bid to tighten up the competitive order. After months of testing, Suzuki gave the GSX-RR its race debut at the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix in 2014 with test rider Randy de Puniet at the helm. But the outing was a disaster, with De Puniet breaking two engines across the weekend and failing to finish the race due to an issue with his third....
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