Livio Suppo is a former team manager of the prestigious official Ducati and Honda teams, and even if he now presides over the destiny of an electric bike brand, he has kept the culture and skills of his former profession. This, in fact, consisted of managing the competitive beasts that are the drivers and the Italian had to deal with the strong characters named Marc Marquez and Stoner. Regarding the first mentioned, Suppo continues to think that he is poorly supervised. And it’s not what happened during the last French Grand Prix that will convince him otherwise…
In July 2020 Marc Marquez carried out at Jerez a hell of a comeback during the first round of the season in Spain. In his fantastic ride, he never stopped being encouraged by his team from the wall and in particular by Alberto puig, the team leader. Despite an assured podium, no one tempered the eight-time champion who ended up falling heavily. We know the sad outcome...
Have we learned from this experience at Repsol Honda ? For Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant, who pointed out the mistake of leaving a thoroughbred with its bridle on its neck in a racetrack, the answer is no. And to affirm this conviction, he returns to the last French Grand Prix with twists and turns, which ended in two falls. If the first is to be attributed to the fact of the race given the Dantean conditions, the second is a challenge.
Public chat MOW, Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant says thus: “ Marc Marquez has certainly not lost speed, but he had already shown that in FP1 in Portimaõ. And he didn't lose his cool either. But at Le Mans he made the same mistake he made at Jerez last year, namely that of making a mistake at the start of the race, which made him furious ". And he puts forward evidence: “ after the crash he spun a second and a half faster than Jack Miller. One piece of advice I could perhaps give to the team is to report this kind of fact to Marc, at least he would be aware of his speed ».
For Livio Suppo, Honda must help Marc Marquez not to exceed the limit
« When you realize that you are turning a second and a half faster than the person in front, you may understand that you have exceeded the limit » says suppo who adds: “ that said, after missing a season, he saw the opportunity to win in front of him and he overdid it ". An approach that both reassures and worries. It reassures in fact by revealing a Marc Marquez still bleeding, but the same observation is worrying because he would therefore have learned nothing from his misfortunes... " He's always been the one to push the limits further and further, but he wouldn't have won everything if he hadn't raced with that mentality. The important thing is that he gets back on his feet because he certainly hasn't lost any speed » says the Italian.
Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant ends by taking stock of the last five races before the Italian Grand Prix of this weekend. Given the configuration of the premises at Mugello, it is fashionable to point out Ducati as this season's favorite. But the former head of the red tunics points out: “ I am very happy for Jack Miller, but we must not forget that on these tracks of Jerez and Le Mans, Quartararo could have been faster, but he did not win because of an injury and then because of the rain . However, now has three drivers among the top four in the standings. This is a Ducati factory in great shape ».
