They ended up coming to Suzuki after having done so much to erase it from the landscape. Up to filing a complaint against the instigator Ducati. This is the famous deflector which caused salvo and ink to flow, and even mobilized the judges and almost angered the constructors among themselves. We saw it on the GSX-RR during the Jerez test which followed a Spanish Grand Prix during which Alex Rins was once again favorably noted. The now second in the championship gives his opinion on the accessory, informing that it greatly influences the bike... When it is broken!
Alex Rins left Jerez leaving his rookie teammate Joan mir behind him. But no matter, the main thing was elsewhere… “ Sunday was awesome and testing Monday was full of work "Rins said. “ We did a lot of laps, namely 69. There were always things to try, everything worked well. We are therefore going with a very good group to Le Mans. We worked a lot on the electronics and didn't use soft tires. We have been consistent. I tried the new medium Michelin tire. The tire provides good grip, but was too soft for these temperatures ».
Suzuki also tried the deflector on the swingarm for the first time. “ We had a little problem. When I rode it I destroyed the part at turn 8 in the gravel. I apologized for that to the guys at Suzuki. I then did two or three turns with the broken part because I didn't realize it. "smiles Kidneys. " I can tell you that the bike with the broken deflector is unstable ».
But that wasn't the only novelty for the blue motorcycles. Kidneys revealed : " we also tried a new swingarm. I was very happy with this swingarm. The bike was a little more stable in the long turns ».
Dovizioso said Sunday after the race that the Suzuki's cornering speed was immense, but he identified a potential improvement to be made in the braking phases. An observation that the Spaniard does not agree with, who follows at one point overall Marc Márquez : " compared to Márquez, something is missing, he is a very good and tough braker. But I was able to brake very hard in the race and overtake Dovizioso, Petrucci and Morbidelli on the brakes ».
Jerez MotoGP test: times
1. Quartararo, Yamaha, 1:36,379 min
2. Crutchlow, Honda, 1:36,977, +0,418 sec
3. Morbidelli, Yamaha, 1:37,093, +0,714
4. Pol Espargaró, KTM, 1:37,114, +0,735
5. Vinales, Yamaha, 1:37,226, +0,847
6. Mir, Suzuki, 1:37,233, +0,854
7. Marquez, Honda, 1:37,260, +0,881
8. Rins, Suzuki, 1:37,275, +0,896
9. Lorenzo, Honda, 1:37.466, +1.087
10. Nakagami, Honda, 1.37.468, +1.089
11. Dovizioso, Ducati, 1:37.601, +1.222
12. Bagnaia, Ducati, 1:37.698, +1.319
13. Miller, Ducati, 1:37,701, +1,322
14. Petrucci, Ducati, 1:37,720, +1,341
15. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, 1:37,758, +1,379
16. Zarco, KTM, 1:37,895, +1,516
17. Rossi, Yamaha, 1:38.056, +1.677
18. Rabat, Ducati, 1:38.061, +1.682
19. Abraham, Ducati, 1:38.075, +1.696
20. Smith, Aprilia, 1:38.077, +1.698
21. Oliveira, KTM, 1:38,649, +2,270
22. Syahrin, KTM, 1:39,053, +2,664
23. Guintoli, Suzuki, 1:39,637, +3,258
