Not so long ago, there were fears that uniformity would definitively win over a Moto2 category devoted to the Kalex chassis and Öhlins suspensions. The announcement of Suter's resignation fueled the idea, then the Swiss name returned to Forward while KTM was increasingly sought after by the teams. We can therefore be reassured, at least for a while, about the diversity of this starting grid, which also sees the suspensions KYB multiply…
From that point of view, it's still reasonable, but the fact is there: Tech3 will no longer be the only structure trusting the Japanese Kayaba to hang its motorcycle. After the Mistral 610, this is another new chassis on which the brand will have to work: Speed Up. In this adventure, a Frenchman, named fabio quartararo who will team up with Danny Kent.
In Valencia, the Englishman finished eleventh in his tests and the tricolor eighteenth. An assessment that the boss comments on Luca Boscosco : " These tests were the first for us with KYB suspensions. This is why we have done a lot of in-depth work to determine what is best for our bike. At the moment we are not really satisfied. But it's still not so bad because the gap with the first four is not that huge. In Jerez, we will still focus above all on these suspensions ».
He finishes : " I am happy with my drivers because it was difficult for them to find their sensations with these new suspensions. They are not yet satisfied either. But it's not that bad. My agreement with Kayaba is 99% assured ". We will therefore wait for Jerez to find out if 100% will be reached…