Sylvain Guintoli is the Suzuki test rider at Sepang.
He published this little video showing, in addition to a bright sun, the French driver's two Suzukis sporting a decoration and a look very similar to what we saw in Valencia.
But, barring an optical illusion, one of them apparently has a frame which does not have its usual carbon coating on the spars, a sign, if this is true, that work is still being done on the rigidities of the latter despite the good behavior of the Hamamatsu chassis.
As for the swingarm, still in aluminum, Ken Kawachi, Suzuki MotoGP Technical Director, explained during the winter: “ I think we need to research and study, but the fact is that the benefits of using carbon materials have not yet been fully proven.
Carbon can be lighter in some cases, but it can be heavier than aluminum depending on the design and structure. It will present a change in characteristics. I guess the feeling will probably change. We will study it, but at the moment it is not a high development priority. »
