or rather Honda - have another ace up their sleeve, however. The news that Honda is to build a production racer based on their RC213V MotoGP machine opened up a whole new range of possibilities, offering teams currently running as CRT entries a way to be competitive without breaking the bank. If the bike is sold at a price of 1 million euros, and no limits are placed on supply, in theory, there could be 12 or 13 of them on the grid in 2014, filling the gap between Dorna and IRTA's position and that of the MSMA. The danger is, of course, that with Honda supplying such a massive portion of the grid, the dependency of the series on Honda would be worryingly large. As Suzuki and Kawasaki have demonstrated in the past, the factories have proved to be an unreliable partner in MotoGP, pulling out and breaking promises and contracts when economic conditions oblige them, or when it suits their business objectives. In an ideal world, MotoGP would not be so reliant on the factories, and be capable of raising sponsorship and selling the series to sponsors around the world. Here is where Dorna has failed, focusing on the short-term goal of maximizing income from existing TV contracts rather than trying to grow the sport to increase exposure, and hence interest and revenue from potential sponsors. Instead of hunting down Youtube users who post 1 minute clips of exciting action from the races and share it with their