Rizla Suzuki are looking for a strong finish to the season with Capirossi and Vermeulen both capable of moving up that championship table providing they get decent results in Sepang this weekend, and then Valencia. Suzuki will also give their hybrid 2009-specification machine a race debut at the Malaysian Grand Prix in the hands of test rider Nobuatsu Aoki.

Chris Vermeulen:

“I am really looking forward to heading back to Sepang, as it’s a track we have tested at and have proved that the Suzuki goes well there and let’s hope that some of the test parts we tried at Phillip Island will be beneficial. It will also be great having Nobu there on some more development parts and that they will be an advantage to Loris and me, and we’ll be able to use them in the race-team very soon.”

Loris Capirossi:

“I am quite optimistic about Sepang as I really enjoy the track there and we made some really good tests there earlier in the year. We certainly got the bike working quite well there so let’s hope with all the new parts we have had this year will help when we return. For us it won’t be too easy because there are two really long straights, but I know we will all try to do our best, but sometimes that is not enough to get a good result so we hope that all the work the factory is doing will help us and we will keep trying as hard as we can over the next two races and see what happens.”

Nobuatsu Aoki:

“I can’t wait to get to Malaysia; I’m very excited about racing at Sepang and working with Loris and Chris. This is my first race of the year and I enjoy the track as I have done hundreds of laps there in testing. It will be a very important weekend for me because I will be using many new parts that we hope will work well and the other guys can start to use as soon as possible.”

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