Alex Rins' great victory in Australia is first and foremost in honor of an official team, each member of which will have to say goodbye to the other on the evening of the last Grand Prix of the season in Valencia. It will certainly be emotional and this coming to fruition at Phillip Island shows what a huge waste this ukase of a cold board at Hamamatsu is. But we also rub shoulders with the absurd when we learn that Suzuki is going to test in Japan with its test rider Tsuda to validate a new fairing that we will only see once in Valencia...
Until this beautiful victory in Australia for Alex Rins, we felt for the official team Suzuki essentially sorrow and pity, but the demonstration at Phillip Island rekindles a hint of resentment towards the brand's bigwigs. Because the sacrifices finally responded on the trail that they would die standing and proud. But they will no longer understand the logic of their bosses, learning that, before the last deadline in Valencia, at the beginning of November, a GSX-RR will undergo development tests... Before leaving in just a few weeks for the scrapyard.
Indeed, Suzuki announced that he would dedicate a private testing session with the tester Takuya Tsuda, and that in principle, this would only serve to prepare for the last round of the Motorcycle World Championship, which will take place in Valencia. This will be the Hamamatsu factory's last race in MotoGP just before its permanent withdrawal from the MotoGP program.
« I wonder if Alex Rins' season would have been different without the retirement »
« They are going to do a test before Malaysia. They are going to test a new fairing. Completely different from what we do here, with different admission, different wings… » confirms Alex Rins who adds: “ If you ask me why, I won't be able to answer you. It doesn't make sense, that's for sure. But they have the money, so... Let them spend the money ».
For his part, the team manager Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant, soon to be unemployed, commented on GP One starting with the Australian success: “ It's nice, it's a great satisfaction for the guys. We know it's been a tough season, even for Shinichi Sahara and Ken Kawauchi. They are our leaders here on the track, and being part of the race, they are obviously the first disappointed by the company's decision. I felt very good in this team and I'm really sorry that with such great potential we have to leave ».
He adds in conclusion: “ I wonder if it would have been a different season without the abandonment. We started very well, especially with Alex. Who knows if it influenced him that much. It will be a doubt that I will keep all my life ».
