Be careful, this is a comment that will wake us up to the dark Alberto Puig. The latter succeeded Livio Suppo as team manager at Repsol Honda and it is precisely from the latter who come the red balls like Ducati, for whom the Italian was also in charge. Now far from paddock life, but still a keen observer, he doesn't beat around the bush: “ if I have a lot of respect for what Ducati has done so far, I have less for what Honda has done ". Which deserves some explanation!
Before dealing with electric bikes as today, Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant has been in key positions in the Grand Prix paddock; And particularly at Ducati, then at Honda in MotoGP. He saw the rise of two champions that his Casey Stoner et Marc Marquez. An intense existence in an environment with which he has not cut all ties, and which therefore still retains his attention.
This concerns his former colleagues Repsol Honda. And the least we can say is that he does not give discharge to the sporting management of his successor, Alberto puig... " Since I left, everything they've done hasn't been a big success » he assures before elaborating.
A series of disasters
« Since Nakamoto and I left, and except for Marc who was already there, everything they have done has not been a great success. The story of Jorge Lorenzo was a disaster. I think it was also a disaster to lose Dani and let him go to KTM as a tester, and now the signing of Pol Espargaró ...I think signing a rookie, regardless of whether he's Marquez or not, for only one year and then changing him without seeing his performance is a bit strange ". It will be noted that suppo grants by omission his indulgence for having also let slip Lorenzo in Yamaha for a reunion with the function of test pilot…
Among all the decisions that HRC has made during these months, the one that surprises the most suppo is the signature ofAlex Marquez or, rather, the possible signature of Pol Espargaro without even giving the Moto2 world champion a chance. “ If at that time they did not believe in Álex Márquez, Zarco was without a team, and if you need a driver to solve the problem of Jorge Lorenzo leaving for only a year, you can sign Zarco for a year and see what happens. I think Zarco would have agreed to a one year deal, and Alex already had a Moto2 contract, so he wasn't in desperate need of a bike. ", explains the former manager of the Repsol Honda Team about the decisions ofAlberto puig. We are waiting for his response...
