Rizla Suzuki are wheeling in additional staff for their home MotoGP round at Motegi this weekend to give riders Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen extra support to try and take the team's first win of the season.

Engineers in the Suzuki factory have also been working on some un-named upgrades for the 2009 GSV-R800 with Vermeulen saying he will be trying to rectify the problems he had with the bike at Qatar.

"It is really important to get back on the bike as soon as possible and try to rectify the issues we had in the race at Qatar. The bike was working well all weekend, but it seemed to feel very different in the race," he said.

"The Factory has been working hard since then and there will be a lot of extra staff at the race in Motegi so we won't be short of a helping hand! I really want to give Suzuki a good result at its home Grand Prix and I am sure that we will this year. I am looking forward to going there as I really enjoy racing in Japan and will be doing my best to get the bike on the podium."