Next year at Suzuki there will be two new drivers. Aleix Espargaró will be with Aprilia and Maverick Viñales will ride a Yamaha. Alex Rins is still in Moto2 while Andrea Iannone is expected to finish his Ducati period. So how can we continue to evolve the GSX-RR? Davide Brivio has the solution: act as if nothing had happened.
It is generally good and logical policy on the part of a factory team not to reveal anything to a driver heading to the competition about future developments on his machine. Certainly, but how to proceed in the case of Suzuki which will have to do in 2017 with a completely renewed pair of drivers? Choosing your brakes? Or continue the work at the risk of providing information to Yamaha in the case of Casa Particular in Viñales and Aprilia for the eldest I will espargaro ? Davide Brivio has decided.
The representative of the Hamamatsu coat of arms chose to move forward. Before the end of this season, we should see developments on the GSX-RR, both in terms of the chassis and the engine: “ we have taken a big step forward compared to 2015 and we have the right to be satisfied » declared the Italian on speedweek. " But we want more. We got on the podium with Maverick at Le Mans. That was one of our goals. But we want more ».
Almost, we would come close to calling Ducati for victory. “ The second part of the season will be interesting. We will have different drivers in 2017, but Aleix and Maverick will have new parts. Development will continue. They will continue to be involved and help us find the best solutions because we all want to achieve the best possible results. After Brno, there will be changes to the chassis and perhaps something to the engine. I am convinced that our current riders will want to finish the season with Suzuki with the best possible performance ».
In the case of'Aleix Espargaró hurt by a feeling of abandonment, we must not be resentful, but that will always be what we learn for the RS-GP…
