Moto2’s chassis freedom will be gone in “three-to-five years”, thinks Forward Racing boss Giovanni Cuzari.

Cuzari’s Forward team has been around in the Moto2 class since its inception in 2010. In the past 16-and-a-half seasons it has won races with Kalex, brought the MV Agusta name back to grand prix racing, and most recently finished on the podium at Silverstone with Alex Escrig riding the team’s own Forward chassis.

The performance of Escrig this season has encouraged other teams to enquire about the possibility of running a Forward chassis themselves next season, but the new Moto2 engine that was recently announced by Triumph is making Cuzari cautious as the motor will require a redesign of the chassis.

“Another team has also asked me about our bikes,” Cuzari told Italian publication GPOne.

“I, however, want to be very careful, and next year, with the new engine, we’ll all be starting from scratch. 

“In my opinion, it’s more professional to see how the bike performs first and then, if necessary, look for other teams that want to use them. 

“If there’s someone who wants them at all costs, we’re set up to supply our bikes to two other teams.”

The engine change, for Cuzari, is not only a development from Triumph but a move towards a Moto3-style one-make championship for the intermediate class.

“I don’t understand this decision [to bring the new engine],” Cuzari said.

“I’m pretty sure that, in a few years, we manufacturers will disappear from Moto2 because there will be a single supplier, just as will happen in Moto3. 

“In my opinion, we have three-to-five years left to try and have some fun.

“After that, it’ll become a single flock, and I’ve been a black sheep my whole life. You can bet I won’t be joining a flock [laughs].”