Davide Brivio is a happy team manager. He can congratulate himself on having embraced the Suzuki cause from the launch of the GSX-RR project. An adventure carried out intelligently, saving every penny and investing where necessary. Today, the bike seems mature to compete in a championship and in his box, he has two very good young riders who will only progress. But we must still keep everything in balance and ensure that healthy emulation does not turn into a fratricidal duel. Brivio already had a taste of this difference in 2018, with Andrea Iannone, opposed to Álex Rins…
Many say that we will hear about, and good things, about Suzuki in 2020. Already, last year, Alex Rins, with two victories acquired against Red in Austin and Marc Márquez at Silverstone, had shown that the GSX-RR was in orbit to achieve great feats. The new tire Michelin discovered during the offseason showed that he fit Hamamatsu's opus like a glove. Finally, and what's more in full confinement, Davide Brivio confirmed his young Spaniards Alex Rins et Joan mir for two years. So things seem to be in place for great adventures.
« I think so » recognizes unequivocally Brivio. " We have a great pair of drivers and I think we can open a cycle to do important things. Márquez is very difficult to beat and both Quartararo and Maverick are very fast, but I think we can face them. This will require effort and we will need to create a competitive bike and have good organization. »
Certainly, but in Grand Prix, we know that there is only one winner while the teammate is the first opponent to beat. With two young wild animals, how does the Italian intend to channel energies? Initially, there will be no hierarchy: “ Time will tell where Joan ends up, but he surely has the potential to fight Álex. One thing we hope for this year is that the competition will intensify within the team, which is already experiencing positive development. Álex knows that Joan is a competitive driver who will grow and Joan knows that he wants to be in front of him. I expect healthy competition, which we have lacked in recent years. »
« I hope it will be the strongest Suzuki team in recent years”
Car Brivio remembers an experience with a bitter taste: “ in 2018, with Andrea Iannone, Álex was the one who revealed himself, but there was only competition in the last six or seven races and always with one on the podium. Whoever wasn't there was going crazy. It can happen this year. I already saw Joan ready, even if he leaves with less experience than Álex. »
« I hope it will be the strongest Suzuki team in recent years and there is no number one Suzuki rider, because there are two Suzuki numbers. We will do everything possible to ensure that this is so and that the best wins. We are interested in the competitive climate within the team. This will help them both and Joan won't allow Álex to relax. »
An interpretation of the future starting from the past to which Charles Pernat replied. At the time, he was still manager ofAndrea Iannone... " The truth is he was fired by Suzuki and it is strange that this was done when he was having an excellent season with many podiums. It was clear that from a technical point of view it was a strong choice, because not having him in the team with Rins was a mistake in my opinion. But there is the downside. Iannone has quite a strong character and in the stands very strong tensions were created, very strong in fact. Suzuki found himself at a crossroads, that is, maintaining this type of tension at the risk of destabilizing the entire environment or deciding to fire him. Obviously this happened, they feared losing the balance in the team created by Davide Brivio. In my opinion, it was mostly Suzuki's decision in Japan. »
Alex Rins et Joan mir are warned: the first to shoot the other will not be appreciated in Hamamatsu…
