The adage goes that when you are happy in love you are unhappy in business. As for whatAndrea Iannone, given his current season with Suzuki, his romance with Bellen Rodriguez must be intense and fulfilling, because riding the GSX-RR, we are far from happiness. Only seventh place as the best result this year and a slap in the face at Mugello, in the form of tenth position on land where Joe the Maniac made his reputation. Running out of solutions, he waits for help. Which can take astonishing forms...
At Suzuki, we're a little groggy. We ended the last season with a Casa Particular in Viñales fourth in the championship, thanks in particular to a victory and three podiums. For the moment, the new leading recruit ranks fourteenth in the provisional hierarchy, after six races. The former Ducati man explains: “ my feelings with the bike are not optimal and it is a real handicap in MotoGP. I think we have determined which direction to follow, but it is complicated to progress during the Grands Prix ».
« We are waiting for new parts from Japan and I think for the next races we will have a good opportunity to move forward. But for now, we're trying to do the best we can with the bike we have. ».
At the same time, he announces: “ engineers in Japan are working hard and have started to build a new chassis. You will have to try it because if sometimes it is good, other times it is not. But we know where we need to work and we are doing everything necessary to reduce the gap that separates us from the leaders ».
On this level, Ken Kawauchi, the technical man at Suzuki has promised that tests will be carried out with new elements after the Catalan Grand Prix which will take place next weekend. So much for Suzuki. But Iannone also awaits another reinforcement: that ofalex rins : " I hope Alex comes back as soon as possible. He is young and he is fast. We've been working together since the beginning to advance the GSX-RR ».
« For the moment, I only have my data as a source of information. I also have Maverick Viñales's from last year, but it's different because this year we have a front tire that has nothing to do with last year's. However, it is when we release the brakes that we encounter the most problems. It's hard to understand so I hope Alex comes back as soon as possible ».
Said Kidneys has been injured since Austin and plans to make a comeback after the race in Catalonia. In the meantime these are Takuya Tsuda et Sylvain Guintoli who give him a helping hand.
