Lucio Cecchinello is the boss of an LCR team whose first two letters of the trigram mean his first and last name. With his troops, he arrived in MotoGP in 2006 and in a sensational way with Michelin tires but also and above all a certain Casey Stoner. He then experienced ups and downs including five years with Cal Crutchlow who will no longer be within his walls in 2021. The Italian, formerly of the 125, is a Honda faithful. But still bows to KTM's course...
In 2021, big decisions will come from manufacturers regarding their sporting policy in MotoGP with, in particular, the determination of the conduct to be taken with regard to the satellite teams. It is therefore important not to offend anyone when managing one, and this is what Lucio Cecchinello, a consensual man if ever there was one.
The Italian says he is happy with Honda and all the more so for this 2021 season where, for the first time, it will have two latest generation RC213Vs for its drivers who are Nakagami, known since 2018, and Alex Marquez, coming from the Repsol team for his second year in the category. But one thing stood out Lucio Cecchinello in 2020, and it is not the worst course for the Japanese brand since 2002 in MotoGP. It is rather the blossoming of KTM.
The three victories, three pole positions, 3rd place in the team world championship and 5th place in the drivers' world championship did not leave the transalpine indifferent: “ it was really a huge surprise "Says Cecchinello on speedweek.
Cecchinello: “this makes me really happy”
« I am happy for this category and for the Austrians. It has been confirmed that a focused and ambitious manufacturer can find ways to become competitive if it does not avoid corresponding investments » assures Cecchinello.
After this subliminal message to Aprilia, He pursues : " I am very happy for those responsible at KTM because they have made enormous efforts and invested a lot of money over the years. This makes me really happy. They have also hired many renowned technicians from Honda, Ducati, Aprilia, Suzuki and other manufacturers ... »
« My team leader, “Beefy” Bourguignon, was, like me, always convinced that KTM would reach the top of MotoGP within a few years »Says Cecchinello. " In fact, in 2020 they made huge progress compared to 2019. And I'm happy for them », finishes Lucio.
