Kawasaki says it cannot picture itself returning to MotoGP any time soon, as the costs involved in forming a new factory team would be prohibitive. The Japanese marque competed in the series full-time from 2003 to 2008 before pulling out in the wake of the financial crisis, running a single bike in 2009 under the 'Hayate Racing' banner for Marco Melandri prior to withdrawing completely. Since then, Kawasaki's main focus has been the World Superbike championship, taking two of the last three riders' titles with Tom Sykes (2013) and Jonathan Rea (2015). Although Suzuki and Aprilia have both returned to the MotoGP fold this year, Kawasaki says it would not be able to commit enough resources...
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