The official Suzuki rider Rins takes stock of his off-season with the GSX-RR on which many things have been tried in preparation for the season... 2022. A choice assumed by the whole team, but also a bet on only five days of 'essay. However, the latter was partly lost along with a final day on Friday which was canceled by a strong wind bringing desert sand onto the Losail track. Suzuki therefore lacks the feeling of a racing simulation, which is not so trivial. To think about it, Rins will stay with his team in Qatar until the start of the season. Like his teammate Mir, he follows his employer's recommendations...
Le vaccin proposed by the State of Qatar, the opportunity offered by the promoter Dorna to benefit from it, and the pilots' timetable MotoGP until the start of the season in late March are topics that have been developed since the offseason ended. We could say prematurely, since the Friday which was to be the epilogue did not allow the motorbikes to express themselves, due to the weather conditions making the Losail track impassable.
One last wasted opportunity that apparently hurts more Suzuki than elsewhere… The World Champion Joan mir clearly indicated it and his teammate alex rins does not say the opposite, even if it is in a less alarmist tone…” We tried what we had to try. Only the racing simulation is missing, but I am still very satisfied with my test performance. We focused on more general aspects and will definitely need more testing ».
Rinse: “it’s a choice made with the whole team”
He adds : " there was no work intended only for the Grand Prix on March 28, but we knew it would be like that and it is a choice made with the whole team. We will decide what to do for the first Grand Prix at the right time, there will surely be other adjustments ". Over these five days of testing, Kidneys draws the following lesson: “ These two races in Qatar will be very difficult for us drivers, but for you watching it will be an absolute spectacle. Because it is clear that there have been great improvements and therefore the battle will be very close. Drivers will be much faster than in the past ».
He ends on his schedule until the start of the season, starting with this opportunity to get vaccinated: “ I would like to thank Carmelo Ezpeleta and Qatar because the opportunity they offer us is great. I will talk to my doctor during these hours to find out what to do. I will return home on April 5, Suzuki asked us not to take risks when returning to Europe. Running is my job and that's okay, even though I miss being away from my family for so long ". At the house of Suzuki, we assume self-sacrifice at work...
MotoGP Tests Qatar 2: combined ranking
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