With Aprilia, Honda and KTM, the manufacturer Suzuki was one of the four names who led the revolt against the deflector placed by Ducati on the swingarm of its GP19. A discontent which was reflected, on the evening of the Qatar Grand Prix, by the filing of a protest making the verdict of the Losail track unofficial pending that of the FIM Appeal Tribunal. Who dismissed the plaintiffs. Two of the latter declared that they would leave it there and would not contact the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to attempt a turnaround. But the debate remains open, as the Hamamatsu representative on the MotoGP field clarifies, Davide Brivio.
Like the majority of the MotoGP paddock, Davide Brivio is already in Argentina where the second race of the season will take place this weekend. At Termas de Rio Hondo. The Suzuki team manager will meet his colleagues from Honda, Aprilia and KTM in the coming hours to discuss the verdict of the FIM Court of Appeal.
The Italian does not believe Suzuki will appeal the decision to the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS), the last instance. This does not mean, however, that he was convinced by the arguments developed in the FIM statement.
« All parties involved agreed that the deflector was an aerodynamic accessory, but technical director Danny Aldridge approved it " , said Brivio has 'Motorsport-total.com'.
This is the point that raised the most questions on the plaintiff's side. Ducati was allowed to use the element in question thanks to a simple presentation: it was emphasized that the main purpose of the part was to cool the rear tire and not to create an aerodynamic load.
What will be next? “ We hope to clarify the rules so that the boundaries of what is legal and what is not become clearer“, added the team manager of the Japanese manufacturer. Another aspect to take into account is the competence of a single person, in this case Aldridge, technical problems. There will therefore be a desire to reform the system…
The decision of the Court of Appeal legitimizes the wing used at Losail by Andrea Dovizioso, Danilo Petrucci et Jack Miller with all its implications. It is therefore likely that other teams will present similar proposals as soon as they can.
Given that the weather in the Santiago del Estero region predicts the possibility of rain at different times of the weekend, it would not be surprising to see Yamaha with such a deflector. After all, the firm with three tuning forks, which did not join the complainants against Ducati, had already used this type of accessory during the last test in Valencia last year.
