The last season ofAndrea Iannone at Suzuki is a monotonous journey on the handlebars of a motorcycle with proven limits. The podiums in Austin and Jerez were just a flash in the pan for this GSX-RR which would like to confirm that the blue color is not the ideal war paint to triumph in MotoGP at the moment. look Yamaha … Alex Rins' teammate takes stock of the situation before heading off to join Aragon.
The 2019 version of Suzuki doesn't draw too much attention to itself. The decline of Yamaha masks its equally culpable and uninviting stagnation for a future which will be combined with two young riders, since Joan mir will take the place of Joe the Maniac. A change which, for the Italian, is not unrelated to the current situation within the Hamamatsu factory: “ If I had stayed at Suzuki, I think a lot of things would be different. Leaving Suzuki makes things even more complicated ».
We will recall on this subject that the Italian has already suspected Suzuki of treating him less well than his teammate Kidneys since it is certain that he will be an Aprilia rider. A feeling that his boss Davide Brivio contradicted. What remains is a GSX-RR powerless to raise its level of play: “ there is no decline. In my opinion, other manufacturers work hard. They started at a higher level than us. In some ways we are weak, especially under certain conditions. And it’s obvious during races. We can't keep our speed until the end. The others start the race and wait to see what happens. At a pace we can keep up too. But from then on, Alex and I started to suffer, while the others got better. ».
He insists : " halfway through the race, they go quietly and ride at their own pace. But for the end of the Grand Prix, they are all out. What can we do when we are 6th or 7th in a group? It does not mean anything. It's always like that. The Ducati and Honda riders decide to change pace at six or seven laps to go faster. So you take five or six seconds in the view. We are massacred with five rounds remaining. What strategy should you apply in this situation? My pace drops as the laps go by. Alex Rins experiences the same thing ».
Iannone then gives his diagnosis, which recalls another… “ They have something extra in every area. They behave better with tires and with electronics. Strategy, strategy... What can a MotoGP rider do? He can brake and accelerate in the best possible way. You have to drive in the best possible way. Electronics is the strategy. It determines everything: acceleration, wheels, tire wear and sliding. I'm not the one who should make the strategy. The software must be smarter. Now they say electronics are the same for everyone. Yes, but some worked on it better than others ».
