We assure the team that it is a sad coincidence, but the facts still suggest that since Suzuki announced its withdrawal from MotoGP at the end of the year, the heart and the head are not there. no longer in the official team of the brand. She will make her final return to Silverstone this weekend, a track where she celebrated victory twice. One in 2016 with Maverick Viñales and the other in 2019, when Alex Rins beat Mac Marquez to the finish line. Rins has a future assured in 2023 and beyond with a Honda contract signed this summer which will put him at LCR. We therefore expect a beautiful final bouquet from him while for his teammate Joan Mir, it is more complicated…
A complexity which can be explained by the lack of experience of the World Champion MotoGP 2020 on this route, but also because his future remains uncertain, the famous rumor putting him at Repsol Honda next to Marc Marquez still not confirmed. Serenity will therefore not be required for the Majorcan who comments on this deadline of the British Grand Prix: “ I don't have much experience at Silverstone because I have only ridden MotoGP on this circuit once for various reasons such as injuries or cancellations » recalls the one who is currently eighth in the championship. “ However, I think the layout is very cool », Underlines the Spaniard.
« I want to improve my result from last year, especially because our bike seems to work very well on this track ». Mir continues: “ my teammate loves it there, it would be great if we both rode in front of it this weekend. I feel rested and ready after the long summer break. Here we are ».
Suzuki must regain its momentum
Precisely, his teammate… “ We are finally back at Silverstone. Everyone knows how much I love this place and how many good memories I have there. It would be fantastic to get another better result. My team works extremely hard all year round, it would be good to celebrate with them because at Suzuki, since we were told that the brand was leaving the world championship, things have not gone well ", highlighted Kidneys, who is only 9th in the provisional general classification. “ I trained a lot during the break, I think all the drivers did. I can't wait to finally get back on my bike ».
The final word goes to the Suzuki team manager Livio Suppo : " it was a long summer break, but it wasn't bad for everyone to take a break. The first part of the season was not easy for us, but we will do our best to achieve good results in the second part. ».
