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Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that both Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi will continue racing for the Rizla Suzuki team for the 2009 MotoGP season.

Both riders are delighted to be staying with Suzuki for 2009 and are pleased everything has been finalised, so they can concentrate on winning and achieving podiums for the team.

Chris has been with the Rizla Suzuki team since Jerez 2006, achieving a win at Le Mans in 2007 and some podiums along the way, including two podiums this year. Loris started with the Rizla Suzuki team this year and has showed that he is still a great rider with a tonne of experience - the most in the paddock.

“The management has shown faith in me - even though I have not been at my best due to my injuries - and now I must start to re-pay them for their belief in me and to committing to me a further season.”

“I still have unfinished business in MotoGP and on the Suzuki, I still have podiums, pole positions and race wins in me and I believe that I can achieve that with this team. I want to finish my career with Suzuki and I want to do that in style!” Capirossi said in the statement from Suzuki.

Chris Vermeulen Said: “I’m extremely happy to be staying with the Suzuki team, it is a factory and squad that I know well and respect enormously. Over the last three years there has been big progress with both the machine and with my level as a rider. Suzuki was my entry into Grand Prix racing, I have been here for three years and won a GP - and been on the podium many times – so I am really pleased to be continuing this relationship.” Vermeulen also said he had other offers from other teams but always wanted to continue with the Suzuki team that introduced him to MotoGP if they could get the terms agreed so that everybody was happy.

Chris Vermeulen sits in 6th position in the championship and Capirossi is 9th with five rounds left of the 2008 championship

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