Sylvain Guintoli is one of the linchpins of the Suzuki Grand Prix adventure. It is also never forgotten by the regular riders when taking stock of the progress made by the GSX-RR since its appearance in MotoGP. The Frenchman has been working on Hamamatsu's opus since 2017 and, for him, it will once again be a benchmark to beat in 2021. He explains why...
Offseason testing is complete and reviews Suzuki on this prologue before launching into the competition were mixed. Thus, World Champion Joan mir is only 70% ready due to an unfinished work plan, and in particular the part concerning the first two Grands Prix which will take place at losail. So, should we be worried about the GSX-RR supporters? The test pilot Sylvain Guintoli put into perspective: “ DNA is always the same, although development, of course, is continuous ».
The Frenchman also specifies that the 2020 result is not a surprise for him: “ the bike was already very competitive in 2019 and, in 2020, a new engine and a better frame than the previous ones had arrived. Already during the winter tests last season, we understood that we could do very well ". For 2021, he is therefore optimistic: “ the bike is good, Joan Mir and Alex Rins have another year of experience with this bike. We are confident, knowing very well that anything can happen in MotoGP ».
Sylvain Guintoli: “the Suzuki is good everywhere”
Sylvain Guintoli ends on Moto.it by assessing the forces present for this season which will begin on March 28 in Qatar: “ we saw some changes, but I would say that the values are more those of the end of 2020. Alex and Joan are at the same level, the bike is good everywhere. So it is difficult to make predictions. Maybe Franco Morbidelli, he is very solid. In Qatar, the Ducatis always go very fast. KTM had a hard time, I don't know why ". On Marc Marquez, he adds : " hard to say. I hope for him and for the championship that he can come back 100%, he is a very strong man who puts on a show »…And who went back to work.
