Suzuki officially launched its 2015 MotoGP comeback with a presentation of its new race livery and team name. The team will feature ECSTAR branding, which is Suzuki's own high-performance engine oil, and be known as 'Team SUZUKI ECSTAR'. The Japanese factory is returning to MotoGP after a three-year absence, triggered by the financial crisis. Open class champion Aleix Espargaro and impressive rookie Maverick Vinales have been chosen to race the new GSX-RR which, unlike the previous Suzuki grand prix machine, has an inline four-cylinder engine. Despite a lack of horsepower, partly due to earlier engine reliability problems, Espargaro (10th) and Vinales (14th) were 1.2 and 1.5s from the...
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