The Suzuki riders finished the first test day of the off-season in Jerez in sixth and fourteenth places. Alex Rins leads the way in front of Joan Mir and the two riders of the GSX-RR wore a smile more frank than that of Fabio Quartararo when getting off his Yamaha. And for good reason: with a new engine and a new frame, they have already entered the 2022 season...
In this first test day of the off-season in Jerez, there were high expectations at fabio quartararo but also at Aleix Espargaro. But the pilot Yamaha remained hungry just like the official Aprilia was disappointed. Frustrations which contrasted with the atmosphere reigning at Suzuki where it felt like it was Christmas before its time. And for good reason : Joan mir et alex rins had available GSX-RRs with a new engine and a new frame…
So, even if there is still work to be done to balance everything on the track, the satisfaction of finally seeing things move in Hamamatsu prevailed: “ it was a busy day »Comments Joan mir. " We did a lot of laps to test the new components of the bike, the new engine in particular. It is now essential to obtain as much data as possible to understand in which direction we need to go for the next steps. We made a lot of comparisons,The new engine definitely has more power but still needs a lot of work on details. The potential is there ».
Joan Mir: “ the Suzuki's power is a bit higher, that's definitely a positive thing«
« The power is a little higher, that's certainly a positive thing, but you can imagine that the power alone is not enough, it will also take a lot of work on the electronics to fine-tune everything » adds the demanding double World Champion. “ The goal will also be to understand the true potential of the motorcycle with worn and new tires, it is not enough to have a good engine, you also need to know how to get the most out of it. Overall I am satisfied but it is still too early to give an overall judgment ". He finishes : " I tried a new frame, and it's not necessarily the frame we'll use next season ».
His teammate alex rins is also satisfied and even a little more: “ It looks like the new engine has that extra bit of extra power we've been asking for, now we have to work to create the foundations for next season. I think there is good potential that we haven't fully exploited yet, so the fast lap is still something we need to work on, but the basics to be able to make substantial improvements compared to last season are there. But it will still take time ". Precious time which also passes for Yamaha ...
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