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Ilmor suspends MotoGP programme
16th March 2007
The Brixworth, UK based Ilmor Engineering organisation has suspended its involvement in the 2007 MotoGP motor racing world championship until further notice.
Ilmor, which builds its own engines and frames, launched its 800cc V4 machine at the 2006 Portuguese Grand Prix but was unable to attract a sponsor for the 2007 season. In last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix one of team’s two entries was withdrawn from the race after its rider was injured in a crash during the qualifying session while the second rider failed to finish the race.
Team owner Mario Ilien took the decision to suspend the MotoGP programme on Thursday. He said, "We discussed the situation in great detail internally and obviously it was an extremely difficult decision for us to make. However once we went through all the options, we decided that the best course of action for the sake of the project as a whole would be to put the racing side of things on hold and continue developing.”
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