Dennis Noyes , former American driver and journalist living in Spain, reviews all the latest MotoGP news with Judit Florensa, whether on Radio Ocotillo or, in this case, on YouTube.
Asked after the Portuguese Grand Prix about the many victories obtained by satellite teams this year, the father of driver Kenny Noyes has his explanation and reveals for the occasion a little anecdote about Guy Coulon, which fits well with the character who has nevertheless decided to slow down and will not be the technical manager of Danilo Petrucci next year.
It has been a very special #PortugueseGP for our Guy Coulon as well, as he will step back from the role as a crew chief, but of course stay within the team 🙌🏻
Thanks Guy 🙏🏻# Tech3 #KTM #racing #MotoGP @MotoGP pic.twitter.com/vX4wAoZHik— Tech3 Racing (@Tech3Racing) November 24, 2020
We will return to this subject and, in the process, we will verify the veracity of this anecdote ourselves, in a more detailed interview…
Dennis Noyes : “ At the beginning of the year, the idea that Joan Mir would be world champion and Franco Morbidelli runner-up was highly improbable, as both were far behind last year. If you look at the Yamahas, on every circuit except the Red Bull Ring, some Yamahas were good, at the front, but never the same ones. When I saw Guy Coulon, the French chief mechanic for Miguel Oliveira, when I saw him on the podium, and I'm also thinking of Ramon Forcada with Franco Morbidelli, I realized that in satellite teams the chief mechanic has more power than in a factory team where there are always people from the factory. Coulon, for example, took a KTM fairing home and modified it himself because he didn't like the way it was made! Imagine all the KTM engineers arriving at the circuit and asking, 'Who did this?' It was Coulon! Just small modifications.” The experience of team leaders is very important, and we saw that first and foremost with Oliveira and Guy Coulon, and with Morbidelli and Forcada.
