Joan Mir had not been very kind lately with her employer Suzuki. Disappointed at not having been equipped with a GSX-RR sufficiently evolved and efficient to face competition which apparently worked better, the Mallorcan did not hide the frustration of seeing his world title slip away from him and he shared it in the box. Also wondering about the organization chart where it was chosen not to find a successor to Davide Brivio, Joan Mir does not seem to want to spare anyone. However, during the first of the two days of testing in Misano, Alex Rins' teammate let off the pressure a little...
Getting off his GSX-RR, Joan mir was for once not too harsh towards his troops Suzuki which he has not spared lately. A lull including the first of two days of test in Misano was the witness. The driver declared after achieving the fifth best lap at the end of an exercise where he was able to discover the 2022 engine: “ overall I am satisfied. We were on worn tires and we tried the 2022 engine and worked a little on the electronics ».
« It was a good day and I'm happy with the work we accomplished. At the very end I raced against the clock and the time was quite competitive », added the MotoGP champion. “ The engine's progress is noticeable, but the Suzuki character hasn't been lost. I think we are going in the right direction because the engine now offers a little more power ».
Suzuki is testing for 2022 and also for the next few years
His teammate alex rins, who finished 14th on the timesheet at the end of the day, confirmed this impression: “ in the morning we didn't go out because of the wet track, but in the afternoon we got the job done. This also included testing the 2022 engine. I'm quite happy with it because the engine runs a little better and has more power ».
« We need to adjust a few things », concludes the 25-year-old Barcelonan. “ I'm also happy because we tried a few things when setting up for next month's race. And the lap time was quite competitive ».
MotoGP Test Misano J1: times
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