This first part of the MotoGP season is a real fiasco for a Suzuki factory which is falling from a height. Even the competition is surprised, while this situation is heartbreaking for lovers of the brand. Among them, a former glory which brought back a title to the manufacturer during the last century. He has the role of ambassador but does not engage in diplomacy when he takes stock of the troops of a Davide Brivio who is as much in the hot seat as the pilot Andrea Iannone. Here is the burden of Kevin schwantz...
We know that the Texan has already given his decided opinion on Andrea Iannone. But he also has a broader analysis of the current situation of the GSX-RR riders. And she is merciless: “ I didn't spend that much time in the Suzuki box, but what I can say is that I didn't feel the intensity of the work and the constant concentration. Alex Rins returns from injury and starts while Andrea Iannone needs to be the backbone of the whole thing, but he just doesn't exist ».
« The crisis comes from the fact that there is no direction, there is no leader, and no policy to follow is defined. With someone with experience, maybe it would have been different. We had to keep someone who knew the bike and had done the 2016 season ". The loss ofAleix EspargaroIncluding Davide Brivio separated with rather little elegance is mentioned here.
The policy of Davide Brivio is therefore also called into question by the Texan. But it is still Joe the Maniac who still exasperates the most the one who made number 34 a legend: “ I don't speak Italian, and I don't judge what Iannone tells his chief mechanic who comes from Ducati or who knows where for that matter. But I don't see the motivation, I don't see the intensity. I want a certain nonchalance and a general “I can’t do anything about it” attitude. ».
« When things are this bad, you have to work even harder. They don't question themselves. I see he goes out on the track to do a fast lap, then he's slow, then he does another fast lap. There is no consistency. We leave the stands and come back. You can't develop a motorcycle like that. You have to do a series of rounds to validate things. Especially if you are far from the account ».
Kevin schwantz finished : " Last year, during the second part of the season, the Suzuki was efficient and Maverik Vinales even won a race. During the winter the bike looked just as competitive. During the first races, Iannone was among the leading men. It's as if since Rins' injury in Austin, he's stopped. Your teammate should not be the source of your motivation and inspiration. The goal of the game is to beat all the other drivers. ».
This is something to think about at Suzuki before the start of the school year in Brno on August 4…
