Ezpeleta: Grid shrink due to 800cc rules

MotoGP chief Carmelo Ezpeleta says the series' shrinking grids are down to the manufacturers having pushed for the current 800cc rules, which he blames for rising costs. In an interview with Italian magazine Motosprint , Ezpeleta argued that while the financial crisis triggered Kawasaki's pull-out last year and Suzuki's decision to cut back to one bike for 2011, he felt that the effects would have been lessened had the championship not adopted the 800cc engine regulations four years ago. Asked if Suzuki's cut-back showed the manufacturers had become too powerful, Ezpeleta replied: "I'd say it shows that the manufacturers have made mistakes in their planning and are now in a crisis for a situation they wanted to have.

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