Suzuki followed Ducati, Honda and Yamaha Petronas satellites in the series of official troop presentations ahead of the 2019 MotoGP season. An event which took place almost discreetly compared to the aforementioned, but it is also in the culture of this brand which will be closely followed this year. Because its previous campaign showed that the GSX-RR project was reaching maturity. But it will also be led by a 23-year-old driver who has never yet won in the category while he can no longer claim the slightest world title...
And yet, it is he who will be the spearhead of the Hamamatsu brand at what is the top of the motorcycle competition food chain. Recruited two years ago, Alex Rins scored five podiums last season aboard the GSX-RR and the Catalan intends to take a further step this year by clearly aiming for the top step of the podium.
An ambition that his boss on the ground Davide Brivio considers it completely realistic: “ continuing with Álex is very important in terms of improving our performance. He has a certain freshness, while already having two years of experience and he also knows how to be consistent. He amply demonstrated this by achieving superb results in 2018. His talent no longer needs to be proven and he must now work to take a new step ».
A relief thatalex rins is determined to pass: “ winter is finally ending... It seemed so long to me! I'm really looking forward to getting my bike back. At the end of the last Test, I gave fairly precise feedback to the engineers so that they could work and as far as I know, the changes made are not drastic. It’s more of a whole bunch of little things that have been improved, which fits perfectly with Suzuki’s philosophy! »
He ends on motogp.com: “ we knew what we were missing on the bike. So I think the factory will provide us with a package that will help us progress even further. My program will have been very intense this winter. It's an important year because in 2018, we were able to demonstrate that we could constantly fight for the podium. Now we must aim for victory ».
On February 6, the titular drivers will meet on the track of Sepang for three days of intense testing.
