After Maverick Vinales' victory last year at Silverstone on the GSX-RR and Andrea Iannone's first place at the Austrian GP, many expected better than sixteenth place for the Italian at mid-season , and more than 35 points for Suzuki in the manufacturers' standings, against for example 184 for Yamaha.
“I can honestly say that we are not satisfied, commented Suzuki MotoGP Team Principal Davide Brivio to corsedimoto.com. The results collected so far are lower than what we expected at the start of the season.
“Our rookie Alex Rins has had numerous injuries, the first during the November tests in Valencia. Then he was injured during testing and then broke his wrist during the Austin weekend. We can say that so far he has only been able to do three races, two of which are not in the best form. Let's say that his adaptation to MotoGP has not yet started.
“Andrea Iannone has more problems than expected, which means that complete harmony between him and his bike has not yet been created. We need to continue working in this direction, trying to understand the requirements of our driver and provide the solution accordingly.
“Andrea faces different adaptation processes that are not always easy to resolve.
“Certainly there are improvements on the bike, which, as I said, can always be improved in terms of results on the track. We expect a better feeling between Andrea and the GSX-RR in the next races, just as we hope that Alex will finally be able to benefit from an injury-free second half of the season, to be able to progress in his first year in MotoGP .
“With Iannone we have a two-year contract and we intend to respect it. I don't know where the rumors came from, I heard them too, but they don't affect us because we have an agreement and we want to stick to it. »
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Source: Diana Tamantini for corsedimoto.com
