The Dream For A Breath

We got there, we were there, so lacked a little but it is all over in a crash.

Argentina, part of the Grand Prix with the unknown quantity of tires, Michelin does not guarantee the durability throughout the race and forces everyone to make the change bikes after the first half.

Espargaro falls after a few hundred meters but gets up and tries to do everything possible to continue the race, crazy Vinales part with the large group and with the passage of the turns is queued to the leading group with Marquez, Rossi, Dovizioso, Iannone, passing them one by one up to stroke for several laps in second place.

We all thought that the big day was arrivat, finally Suzuki them in front to fight with the best and give him a hard time.

Too bad that the dream is finished into the corner where the front loses traction dispelling this great occasion and removing Vinales from the fight for the podium.

Back in the box again with the helmet on the tears of desperation of the young talents we were eased by mechanics in an attempt to console him and making him strong for the big race done.

At the end we come away with nothing in his hands, was the big break but did not go well, the fact is that there is very positive and the stat domostrazione jumping a qyalità both the pilot of the bike and now everyone knows which will also consider the suzuki like a motorcycle that can 'be annoying in the top positions and Hoops.

l sogno per un soffio.

Ci siamo arrivati,eravamo li,mancava cosi poco ma tutto è finito in una scivolata.

Argentina, parte il gran premio con l'incognita delle gomme , #Michelin non garantisce la durata della gomma per tutta la gara e obbliga tutti a fare il cambio moto dopo 11 giri.

Espargarò cade dopo poche centinaia di metri ma si rialza e cerca di fare il possibile per continuare la gara,Vinales pazzesco parte con il gruppone e con il  passare dei giri si accoda al gruppo di testa con #Marquez ,Rossi,Dovizioso,Iannone,passandoli uno ad uno fino ad accarezzare per parecchi giri la seconda posizione.

Tutti abbiamo pensato che il grande giorno fosse arrivato,Finalmente #Suzuki li davanti a lottare con i migliori e dare del filo da torcere.

Peccato che il sogno sia terminato in ingresso curva dove l'anteriore perde aderenza facendo sfumare questa grande occasione e togliendo Vinales dalla lotta per il podio.

Ritornato nel box con ancora il casco in testa le lacrime di disperazione del giovane talento sono state attenuate dai meccanici,nel tentativo di consolarlo e facendogli forza per la grande gara fatta.

Alla fine veniamo via con un pugno di mosche in mano, era la grande occasione ma non è andata bene,il fatto positivo e molto è che c'è stata la dimostrazione del salto di qualità sia del pilota che della moto e da oggi tutti sanno che dovranno considerare anche la suzuki come una moto che può dare fastidio nelle posizioni di vertice e che cercherà di fare qualsiasi cosa per salire su quel podio che da troppo tempo manca.

 

1 Marc MARQUEZ - Repsol Honda Team - 34'13.628 
2 Valentino ROSSI - Movistar Yamaha MotoGP - 34'21.307 + 7.679 
3 Dani PEDROSA - Repsol Honda Team - 34'41.728 + 28.100 
4 Eugene LAVERTY - Aspar Team MotoGP - 34'50.170 + 36.542 
5 Hector BARBERA - Avintia Racing - 34'50.339 + 36.711 
6 44 Pol ESPARGARO - Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - 34'50.873 + 37.245 
7 Stefan BRADL - Aprilia Racing Team Gresini - 34'54.981 + 41.353 
8 Bradley SMITH - Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - 35'04.337 + 50.709 
9 Tito RABAT - Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS - 35'04.611 + 50.983 
10 Alvaro BAUTISTA - Aprilia Racing Team Gresini - 35'15.016 + 1'01.388 
11 Aleix ESPARGARO - Team SUZUKI ECSTAR - 35'22.496 + 1'08.868 

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VINALES SECOND IN THE RAIN!!!

First day of testing for the MotoGP in Australia with all the riders lined up for this session where all the houses are to test new or have the confirmations of the pieces tested in Malaysia.

Time does not allow truce today with periods of rain and other dry, which complicates the task of all the drivers without having the opportunity to have a good setting to carry out the planned work.

In Suzuki registers the Second place Vinales behind Petrucci, is a nice confidence boost the position of today, this means that in maverick critical condition is in good shape and can have their say.

For against this weather condition will not be the Possibilia to do the work that the Team had planned both to improve the electronics that is a big question mark for all that to refine the seamless exchange where Suzuki brought here two version to be tested on Gsx- RR.

Aleix instead is located at the back having not done a lot of laps in order to avoid unnecessary risks that we may be falling under these conditions.

Let's say that at the end of the ranking of the times today is not given much from the wealth of news flow from various teams but only from the wrist of the drivers.

Tomorrow hopefully in better weather um to see some most interesting having available also for Suzuki pilot testers for faster work.

VINALES SECONDO SOTTO LA PIOGGIA.

Prima giornata di test in Australia per la MotoGp con tutti i piloti schierati per questa sessione dove tutte le case devono testare le novità o avere le conferme dei pezzi provati in Malesia.

Il tempo non concede tregua oggi con momenti di pioggia e altri di asciutto che complica il compito di tutti i piloti senza avere la possibilità di avere un buon setting per svolgere il lavoro programmato.

In casa Suzuki si registra il Secondo posto di Vinales dietro a Petrucci,è una bella iniezione di fiducia la posizione di oggi,questo vuol dire che in condizioni critiche maverick è messo bene e può dire la sua.

Per contro questa condizione meteo non da la possibilià di svolgere il lavoro che il Team aveva programmato sia per migliorare l'elettronica che è un grande punto interrogativo per tutti che per affinare il cambio Seamless dove Suzuki qui portava la versione due da testare sulla Gsx-RR.

Aleix invece si trova nelle retrovie non avendo fatto molti giri per evitare inutili rischi che ci possono essere cadendo in queste condizioni.

Diciamo che alla fine la classifica dei tempi di oggi non è data molto dalle novià portate dalle varie scuderie ma solamente dal polso dei piloti.

Domani si spera in um meteo migliore per vedere qualche dato più interessante avendo a disposizione per Suzuki anche pilota tester per velocizzare il lavoro.

1. PETRUCCI, Danilo - Octo Pramac Yakhnich - 1:31.764 
2. VIÑALES, Maverick - Team SUZUKI ECSTAR - 1:32.483 - +0.719 – Lap 20 / 20 3. SMITH, Bradley - Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - 1:32.590 - +0.826 – Lap 27 / 27 
4. REDDING, Scott - Octo Pramac Yakhnich - 1:32.864 - +1.100 – Lap 33 / 41 
5. CRUTCHLOW, Cal - LCR Honda - 1:32.948 - +1.184 – Lap 21 / 21 
6. ROSSI, Valentino - Movistar Yamaha MotoGP - 1:33.088 - +1.324 – Lap 26 / 27 
7. ESPARGARO, Pol - Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - 1:33.126 - +1.362 – Lap 20 / 20 
8. HERNANDEZ, Yonny - Aspar MotoGP Team - 1:33.841 - +2.077 – Lap 6 / 6 
9. MILLER, Jack - Marc VDS Racing Team - 1:33.992 - +2.228 – Lap 6 / 6 
10. IANNONE, Andrea - Ducati Team - 1:34.049 - +2.285 – Lap 7 / 9 
11. RABAT, Tito - EG 0.0 Marc VDS - 1:35.273 - +3.509 – Lap 28 / 29 
12. MARQUEZ, Marc - Repsol Honda Team - 1:35.354 - +3.590 – Lap 18 / 20 
13. ESPARGARO, Aleix - Team SUZUKI ECSTAR - 1:35.584 - +3.820 – Lap 2 / 2 
14. LAVERTY, Eugene - Aspar MotoGP Team - 1:35.679 - +3.915 – Lap 5 / 10 
15. TSUDA, Takuya - Suzuki Test Team - 1:36.166 - +4.402 – Lap 6 / 6 16. LORENZO, Jorge - Movistar Yamaha MotoGP - 1:39.825 - +8.061 – Lap 14 / 24 
17. PEDROSA, Dani - Repsol Honda Team - 1:40.138 - +8.374 – Lap 15 / 15

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SEPANG TEST DAY 1

Sepang Test Day 1.

After a long time of silence MotoGP back on the engines and begins to get serious.

All riders in the premier class at the Malaysian track for these three days of intense testing, our riders Espargaro and Vinales find their team and so much material to be tested, the new bike with the new seamless gearbox, new electronics, and Michelin tires.

The day was full and the good weather favor the job and both drivers make several laps not to look for pure performance, but to check the basis of the new bike comparing it to 2015 also present her in the box.

First impressions of the two drivers are very good, they are happy with the first impression of the new bike and pleasantly surprised by the new gearbox still be refined, but with a big margin of improvement in OA, the same argument concerning the electronics and the new engine with more power available and performance well above the previous season, speech instead applies to all drivers are the new Michelin tires for all new and much improved compared to the last test, however, the general view is that there has been a lot of work by Suzuki to make a step further and actually give the possibility to obtain results that count.

Over the next two days the work will still be on taking data and the various tests of new pieces brought to the two drivers, hoping that maybe in the third day audition also to seek the lap time.

Today the best was Jorge Lorenzo with a time of 2.00.684 Espargaro in ninth position with 2.02.539 and Vinales in 11 position with 2.02.645.

To be reckoned with in these tests will also be Stoner who still try his Ducati in the next two days ..... its time 2:02 .... did on the day of his return can put fear in many drivers.

Test Sepang Giorno 1.

Dopo tanto tempo di silenzio la MotoGp riaccende i motori e comincia a fare sul serio.

Tutti i piloti della classe regina sul tracciato malese per questa tre giorni intensa di test,i nostri piloti Espargarò e Vinales ritrovano il loro Team e tantissimo materiale da provare,la nuova moto con il nuovo cambio seamless,nuova elettronica,e gomme Michelin.

La giornata è stata piena ed il meteo buono favoriscono il lavoro ed entrambi i piloti effettuano parecchi giri non per cercare la prestazione pura ma per verificare la base della nuova moto paragonandola alla 2015 presente anche lei nel box.

Le prime impressioni dei due piloti sono molto buone,sono contenti della prima impressione della nuova moto e piacevolmente stupiti dal nuovo cambio ancora da affinare ma con grande margine di migioramento,stesso discorso per quanto riguarda l'elettronica ed il nuovo motore con più potenza disponibile e prestazioni nettamente superiori alla passata stagione,discorso che invece vale per tutti i piloti sono le nuove gomme Michelin,nuove per tutti e molto migliorate rispetto all'ultimo test,comunque la visione generale è che ci sia stato un grosso lavoro da parte di Suzuki per fare un ulteriore passo in avanti e dare realmente la possibilità di ottenere risultati che contano.

Nei prossimi due giorni il lavoro sarà ancora sulla presa dei dati e sulle varie prove dei nuovi pezzi portati per i due piloti,sperando che magari nel terzo giorno provino anche a cercare il tempo sul giro.

Oggi il migliore è stato Jorge lorenzo con il tempo di 2.00.684 Espargarò in 9 posizione con 2.02.539 e Vinales in 11 posizione con 2.02.645.

Da non sottovalutare in questi test sarà anche Stoner che proverà ancora la sua Ducati nelle prossime due giornate.....il suo tempo 2.02.... fatto nel giorno del suo ritorno può mettere paura a molti piloti.

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QATAR TEST DAY 1

Ended the first day of testing in Qatar you pull on the first sums of time looking at the standings.

We are exactly one week from the start of the World Cup in 2015 and all the teams arrive at the Losail circuit to find the best setup of his bike and try to fight for the top positions.

Suzuki arrives on qesto track where he tries to find the best settings for a good race and bring the mouse Team.

Espargarò ansiosio was coming here to see the behavior of the bike at this track and make a comparison between the tire compounds.

Vinales is still in the process of apprenticeship for the jump in the new class, but with his enormous talent shows that he has to work but there is still a lot to increase the confidence with the bike and push harder.

At the end of the first day we find Aleix fourth with 4/10 delay by Iannone first and eleventh Vinales with 8/10 of delay, the drivers can feel satisfied with the work done anyway offi and the result, thanks to the good potential of the bike plan plan comes out.

Conclusa la prima giornata di test in Qatar si tirano le prime somme guardando la classifica dei tempi.

Siamo ad una settimana esatta dall'inizio del Mondiale 2015 e tutte le scuderie arrivano sul circuito di Losail per trovare il miglior setup delle proprie moto e cercare di lottare per le prime posizioni.

Suzuki arriva su qesta pista dove cerca di trovare il setting migliore per fare una buona gara e avvicinare i topo Team.

Espargarò era ansiosio di arrivare qui per vedere il comportamento della moto su questa pista e fare una comparazione tra le mescole delle gomme.

Vinales è ancora in fase di apprendistato per il salto nella nuova classe ma con il suo enorme talento fa vedere che anche lui c'è ma deve lavorare ancora parecchio per aumentare la confidenza con la moto e spingere di più.

Alla fine della prima giornata troviamo Aleix quarto con 4 decimi di ritardo da Iannone primo e Vinales undicesimo con 8 decimi di ritardo,i piloti si possono ritenere comunque soddisfatti del lavoro fatto offi e del risultato ottenuto,grazie anche al buon potenziale della moto che piano piano viene fuori.

Test Losail Qatar Day 1 – I tempi finali

Pos	Rider			Moto            Tempo           Gap
1	Andrea	IANNONE	        Ducati	        1:55.265	
2	Andrea	DOVIZIOSO	Ducati          1:55.363	0.098
3	Marc	MARQUEZ	        Honda 	        1:55.554	0.289
4	Aleix	ESPARGARO	Suzuki	        1:55.698	0.433
5	Dani	PEDROSA	        Honda 	        1:55.813	0.548
6	Jorge	LORENZO	        Yamaha	        1:55.828	0.563
7	Cal	CRUTCHLOW	Honda 	        1:55.837	0.572
8	Valentino ROSSI	        Yamaha	        1:55.938	0.673
9	Bradley	SMITH           Yamaha	        1:55.954	0.689
10	Scott	REDDING	        Honda 	        1:56.112	0.847
11	Maverick VIÑALES	Suzuki	        1:56.130	0.865
12	Danilo	PETRUCCI	Ducati	        1:56.132	0.867
13	Yonny	HERNANDEZ	Ducati	        1:56.301	1.036
14	Pol	ESPARGARO	Yamaha	        1:56.615	1.350
15	Karel	ABRAHAM	        Honda Open	1:56.638	1.373
16	Mike	DI MEGLIO	Ducati Open	1:56.719	1.454
17	Nicky	HAYDEN	        Honda Open	1:57.099	1.834
18	Stefan	BRADL	        Yamaha Open	1:57.146	1.881
19	Jack	MILLER	        Honda Open	1:57.228	1.963
20	Loris	BAZ	        Yamaha Open	1:57.376	2.111
21	Hector	BARBERA	        Ducati Open	1:57.405	2.140
22	Eugene	LAVERTY	        Honda Open	1:57.500	2.235
23	Michele	PIRRO	        Ducati	        1:57.664	2.399
24	Alex	DE ANGELIS	Aprilia	        1:58.026	2.761
25	Alvaro	BAUTISTA	Aprilia	        1:58.459	3.194
26	Marco	MELANDRI	Aprilia	        1:58.990	3.725

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NOW WE'RE BACK

Suzuki unveils its MotoGP team name as Team SUZUKI ECSTAR

ECSTAR, the global  brand of Suzuki genuine oil/ chemical products. 

Suzuki Motor Corporation has unveiled its MotoGP team name as Team SUZUKI ECSTAR. Suzuki will come back to the MotoGP class of the world’s top motorcycle racing series, the FIM* Road Racing Grand Prix (MotoGP), from 2015. The 2015 season will start from the Qatar GP, which will hold its race on 29 March, 2015. 

*Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (International Motorcycling Federation). 

Team SUZUKI ECSTAR will participate with the new racing machine GSX-RR, which is installed with the newly-developed in-line four-cylinder engine. Two riders, Aleix ESPARGARO (Spain), who was ranked seventh in the MotoGP class last season, and Maverick VIÑALES (Spain), who has stepped up from the Moto2 class, will compete aboard the GSX-RR. 

Suzuki’s Director and Senior Managing Officer Eiji Mochizuki (Executive General Manager, Motorcycle Operations) said “Finally, Suzuki will make a comeback to the MotoGP, the world’s top motorcycle racing series. Through high-level competition, we will sharpen up our technologies, and aggressively feed them back to our production models and interact with Suzuki customers all over the world. Suzuki will challenge to improve satisfaction of customers all over the world to a higher level, through racing and our products. We ask our fans to support the Team SUZUKI ECSTAR.” 

ECSTAR is the brand name of Suzuki’s genuine high-performance engine oil, which has been on sale since 1984. It has been sold mainly in Japan and exported from Japan. 

In the occasion of the ECSTAR brand’s 30th anniversary and Suzuki’s participation in the MotoGP, Suzuki will seek to increase global recognition of the ECSTAR brand by establishing the ECSTAR brand as the global umbrella brand of Suzuki genuine oil/ chemical products, and making it the MotoGP team name. Starting from Europe, the ECSTAR brand will be offered to overseas distributors as a high-quality, dependable brand. 

GSX-RR spec: 

Overall length x width x height: 2,096mm x 720mm x 1,140mm. 

Wheelbase: 1,457mm . 

Engine type: Water-cooled, four-stroke in-line four-cylinder, DOHC four-valve. 

Displacement: 1,000cm3. 

Maximum output: Over 169kw (230PS). 

Maximum speed: Over 330km/h . 

Gearbox: Six-speed (cassette type). 

Frame type: Twin-spar aluminum. 

Tyres (front/ rear): 16.5in/16.5in . 

Front suspension: Öhlins, inverted fork. 

Rear suspension: Öhlins. 

Brake (front/ rear): Carbon disk/ steel disk, Brembo. 

Team structure of Team SUZUKI ECSTAR: 

Rider Profiles: 

#25 Maverick VIÑALES. 

Country: Spain. 

Age: 20 (12/01/1995). 

2014: Moto2 – 3rd. 

2013: Moto3 – 1st. 

2012: Moto3 – 3rd. 

#41 Aleix ESPARGARO 

Country: Spain. 

Age: 25 (30/07/1989) 

2014: MotoGP – 7th. 

2013: MotoGP 11th. 

2012: MotoGP 12th. 

Team Director and Managers: 

Team Director: Satoru TERADA. 

Team Manager: Davide BRIVIO. 

Technical Manager: Ken KAWAUCHI 

Suzuki svela il suo nome della squadra MotoGP come Team SUZUKI ECSTAR

ECSTAR, il marchio globale di Suzuki prodotti genuini olio / chimiche.

Suzuki Motor Corporation ha presentato il nome della squadra MotoGP come Team SUZUKI ECSTAR. Suzuki tornerà alla classe MotoGP di serie top motociclismo mondiale, il FIM  Road Racing Grand Prix (MotoGP), a partire dal 2015.

 La stagione 2015 partirà dal GP del Qatar il 29 Mar 2015 .

Squadra SUZUKI ECSTAR parteciperà con la nuova moto da corsa GSX-RR, dove viene installato con il motore di nuova concezione in linea a quattro cilindri. Due piloti, Aleix Espargaró (Spagna), che si è classificata settimo nella classe MotoGP la scorsa stagione, e Maverick Viñales (Spagna), che si è fatto le ossa nella classe Moto2, si sfideranno a bordo della GSX-RR.

Director e Senior Managing Ufficiale Eiji Mochizuki Suzuki (Executive General Manager, Operations moto) ha dichiarato: "Infine, Suzuki farà un ritorno alla MotoGP, serie top motociclismo mondiale. Attraverso la concorrenza di alto livello, ci sarà da affinare le nostre tecnologie, e progressivamente dar loro di nuovo ai nostri modelli di produzione e di interagire con i clienti Suzuki in tutto il mondo. Suzuki si sfideranno per migliorare la soddisfazione dei clienti in tutto il mondo ad un livello superiore, attraverso le corse ed i nostri prodotti. Chiediamo ai nostri tifosi di sostenere la squadra SUZUKI ECSTAR. "

ECSTAR è il marchio di una vera olio motore ad alte prestazioni della Suzuki, che è stato in vendita dal 1984. E 'stato venduto principalmente in Giappone ed esportati dal Giappone.

In occasione del 30 ° anniversario del marchio ECSTAR e la partecipazione di Suzuki in MotoGP, Suzuki cercherà di aumentare il riconoscimento globale del marchio ECSTAR stabilendo il marchio ECSTAR come il marchio ombrello globale di Suzuki prodotti genuini olio / chimiche, e che la rende la MotoGP nome della squadra. Partendo dall'Europa, il marchio ECSTAR sarà offerto ai distributori all'estero come uno di alta qualità, di marca affidabile.

GSX-RR spec:

Lunghezza totale x larghezza x altezza: 2096 millimetri x 720 millimetri x 1140 millimetri.

Passo: 1.457 millimetri.

Tipo motore:, quattro tempi in linea a quattro cilindri, DOHC a quattro valvole raffreddato ad acqua.

Dislocamento: 1,000cm3.

Potenza massima: Oltre 169kw (230PS).

Velocità massima: oltre 330 chilometri all'ora.

Cambio: a sei velocità.

Tipo Telaio: in alluminio a doppia trave.

Pneumatici (anteriore / posteriore): 16.5in / 16.5in.

Sospensione anteriore: Öhlins, forcella rovesciata.

Sospensione posteriore: Öhlins.

Freno (anteriore / posteriore): disco rigido carbonio / acciaio, Brembo.

Struttura del team del Team SUZUKI ECSTAR:

Rider Profili:

# 25 Maverick Vinales.

Paese: Spagna.

Età: 20 (12/01/1995).

2014: Moto2 - 3 °.

2013: la Moto3 - 1 °.

2012: Moto3 - 3 °.

# 41 Aleix ESPARGARO

Paese: Spagna.

Età: 25 (30/07/1989)

2014: MotoGP - 7 °.

2013: MotoGP 11 °.

2012: MotoGP 12 °.

Team Director e Direttori:

Team Director: Satoru TERADA.

Team Manager: Davide Brivio.

Direttore Tecnico: Ken Kawauchi

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REPORT DAY2 ESPARGARO & VINALES FASTER AT SEPANG

 

SUZUKI MotoGP continued to make strong and positive progress in the second day of testing at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia today as Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales significantly improved their lap times.

Espargaro moved up into 10th position on the first two days of combined times with a lap of 2:01.344; which was just over 800ths-of-a-second quicker than Wednesday’s time of 2:02.225. Vinales made even greater improvements aboard his factory GSX-RR, lapping 1.24 seconds-faster and posting a time of 2:01.916 around the 5.543km circuit; placing him 15th overall in the rankings.

Today’s test was held in sunny conditions with air temperatures of 31.9C and track temperatures reaching 52.5C. Tomorrow, SUZUKI MotoGP will continue to evaluate the new settings on the GSX-RRs and plan a full-race simulation testing.

Davide Brivio – Team Manager:

“We are quite happy today because we did a lot of work and achieved much progress, plus we are quite satisfied that both our riders managed so many laps. Aleix tried different types of settings and worked more on the electronics-settings while Maverick made a big improvement on his lap-times as he tried different riding styles and improved. It’s also important that we started to understand more about the bike now from the data we have acquired from our riders. There’s still a lot to do, of course, but it is positive so far for both as they are still continuing the learning-process. We are trying to optimise the package and find the strongest points to prepare for the season ahead.”

Aleix Espargaro:

“I’m happy with the improvements made since yesterday as we closed half-a-second closer to the fast guys compared to the lap-times yesterday; which gives me great confidence that we are working in the right direction. We have a good set-up with the geometry of the bike and I’m getting more-used to being faster and more competitive with my new bike, so we are very happy and really looking forward tomorrow. We still need to work more with TC and rear-grip as these are the main issues right now, but I think that the time we did today was quite competitive.”

Maverick Vinales:

“Today I attempted to try several different lines and also tried different riding styles to try to find which is the best and at the end of the session, I made a good lap, so I’m quite satisfied with the job done today. It’s rather important for me now to improve the lap times, and even step-by-step, I can feel that we are going in the right direction. I’m sure that I can improve a lot more if I have more laps and gain more experience; so I’m really keen to do as many laps as possible. We will try to make one long run tomorrow, but the primary plan is just like today; go step-by-step and target the best lap-time at the end of the day.”

SUZUKI MotoGP concludes its first test of 2015 tomorrow and will return to the Sepang International Circuit at the end of the month for a further four-days of testing in preparation for the opening round of the MotoGP World Championship at Losail, Qatar on March 29th.

Sepang Day 1 & 2 Combined Times: 1 Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1:59.963, 2 Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) 2:00.015, 3 Marc Marquez (Honda) 2:00.146, 4 Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 2:00.260, 5 Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 2:00.380, 6 Andrea Iannone (Ducati) 2:00.391. 10 Aleix Espargaro (SUZUKI MotoGP) 2:01.344. 15 Maverick Vinales (SUZUKI MotoGP) 2:01.916.
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REPORT DAY1 POSITIVE OPENING DAY FOR SUZUKI MOTOGP IN SEPANG

SUZUKI MotoGP has completed a positive first day of testing at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia as the team prepares for a full factory comeback to the 2015 MotoGP World Championship. 

Team riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales both made steps forward with new chassis and engine refinements on the 2015 GSX-R MotoGP machine in dry conditions at the 5.543km circuit as track temperatures reached 50 degrees during the first of three-days of testing alongside all the 2015 MotoGP teams. 

Espargaro completed a total of 46 laps today, improving his times during each session and setting a best-lap of 2:02.225 on his 42nd circuit, while Vinales used his time to post 69 laps with a best time of 2:03.164 on his 58th-lap. 

Aleix Espargaro: 

“I am very happy to get back on the bike again after a long winter period and this is what I like a lot. Although I’m not too much happy with my fitness right now, as I could only train really hard during last 10 days because of my injury, I’m not 100% yet. But this should not be a big problem as we have plenty of time before the first race in Qatar. Regarding the bike, I like it a lot and it is working really well; plus we also have good grip. Of course we need a lot more testing to obtain the best set-up, but for the moment we also know that our main target is to improve the power. We need to be patient because it will not be so easy, but regarding the current situation, I think that the gap in lap-times between us and our main rivals is not a great issue.” 

Maverick Vinales: 
“It was a good day and I’m quite happy. We still have many things to work-through on the bike and also myself as it was my first ride after three months, but as it was only the first day, it was important for me to get back my feeling on the bike first. The bike was quite similar compared to the one I tested in Valencia, although I felt a great improvement with anti-wheelie system; which was much smoother than before. The important target here is to get a good pace going and that I’ll keep trying to give my best."

Davide Brivio – Team Manager: 

“Today was a positive day because we had some good confirmation and had no technical troubles. This is something that our engineers have been working-though during the winter in Japan for improving the reliability, and we are glad that we had a good response today on this side. We also had the riders very excited to go back on the bike with huge motivation - and we just started with both of them to work for the settings including electronic issue targeting to the start of the season ahead. Today was a kick-off for this season’s testing, but it was also like a running-in day for us and we are quite happy with today." 

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Davide Brivio: "Espargaro and Vinales pilots perfect for us"

Davide Brivio: "Espargaro and Vinales pilots perfect for us"

The Suzuki MotoGP team manager Davide Brivio praised the quality of its pilots and the emphasis on the aspects still to improve the bike.

Brivio took stock after the recent test at the end season: "Both Aleix Espargaro that Maverick Vinales ended the Jerez test and I went on vacation with a smile, very happy, and this is a signal very important. Suzuki clearly have much work to do, even if the bike is fun and it drives well. "

"We have to work on the performance, but we have two pilots perfect for this project. Now it's up to us to give them a good package that will enable them to express themselves. I like them because they are motivated by the desire to succeed, these were some of the important elements for which we have chosen them and took with us. All pilots are ambitious and want to win, otherwise they would do another job. Now the pressure shifts to the team, which must ensure their an appropriate means. "

The manager Suzuki then explained what actions to do on Suzuki: "The situation is more complicated as reliability and engine power but the test bench along very well, even from the point of view of life, but when they we use the track intervenes some breakage, which is why we used them with an output a bit 'lower'.

"We need to improve on electronics, perfecting also the traction control, but overall the bike has a good foundation. Perhaps it is more difficult to do a good frame, rather than a good engine. For us, everything will be new, in 2015 we know that we will have in front of very strong opponents, but also try to get closer and I think we have the drivers able to do so. "
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Davide Brivio: “Espargaro e Vinales piloti perfetti per noi”

Il team manager della Suzuki MotoGP, Davide Brivio, ha elogiato le qualità dei suoi piloti e posto l’accento sugli aspetti ancora da migliorare della moto.

Brivio ha fatto il punto dopo i recenti test di fine stagione: “Sia Aleix Espargaro che Maverick Vinales hanno concluso il test di Jerez e sono andati in vacanza con il sorriso, molto contenti, e questo è un segnale molto importante. Chiaramente in Suzuki abbiamo molto lavoro da fare, anche se la moto è divertente e si guida bene”.

“Dobbiamo lavorare sulle prestazioni,  ma abbiamo due piloti perfetti per questo progetto. Adesso sta a noi dar loro un buon pacchetto che li metta in condizione di esprimersi. Mi piacciono perché sono motivati, con tanta voglia di affermarsi, questi sono stati alcuni degli elementi importanti per i quali li abbiamo scelti e voluti con noi. Tutti i piloti sono ambiziosi e vogliono vincere, altrimenti farebbero un altro mestiere. Ora la pressione si sposta sul team, che deve assicurar loro un mezzo adeguato“.

Il manager Suzuki ha poi spiegato quali siano gli interventi da fare sulla Suzuki: “La situazione più complicata riguarda l’affidabilità e la potenza del motore che però al banco di prova vanno molto bene, anche dal punto di vista della durata, ma quando li usiamo in pista interviene qualche rottura, per questo motivo li abbiamo usati con una potenza un po’ più bassa”. 

“Dobbiamo migliorare sull’elettronica, perfezionare inoltre il controllo di trazione, ma tutto sommato la moto ha una buona base. Forse è più difficile riuscire a fare un buon telaio, piuttosto che un buon motore. Per noi sarà tutto nuovo, nel 2015 sappiamo che avremo davanti degli avversari molto forti, ma proveremo ugualmente ad avvicinarci e penso che abbiamo i piloti in grado di poterlo fare“.

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JEREZ TEST 24/25 NOVEMBRER

Test 24/25 November at the Jerez circuit Team Suzuki MotoGP track with Espargaro and Vinales.

Monday 24 and Tuesday November 25th at the Jerez circuit will be the last test in view of the 2015 MotoGP season

Espargarò Vinales and will have much work to do in the two days of testing to give more indications on possible adjustments to the team and on the parts that will be tested in two days.

We will follow closely the two days and we will keep you informed of everything that happens on the track.

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SUZUKI MAKES GREAT PROGRESS AT VALENCIA TEST

New Team SUZUKI MotoGP riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales made huge steps-forward in the final day of the official MotoGP Test at Valencia in Spain today, with Espargaro setting the fastest-ever lap-time for a Team SUZUKI MotoGP machine. 

The 25-year-old Spaniard, who finished seventh in the 2014 MotoGP Championship, put-in a best-lap of 1:31.973 on his 34th-lap of a total of 41-laps today, shaving-off more-than 300ths-of-a-second from Monday’s ‘Day 1’ time in his first ride aboard the 2015 Suzuki GSX-RR. 

Team-mate Maverick Vinales also got-to-grips with the extra power of the GSX-RR, after stepping off his Moto2 machine that he raced to third position this year, to finish in 18th position with a time of 1:33.216; from 22 categorised riders. 

Aleix Espargaro: 

“I'm really happy with our first test. Unfortunately, due to the rain we missed the second day completely, but we learned a lot about the bike. 

“The first day was just for understanding the bike and finding the right position, but today we could try to go to the limit of the bike, and I found that the frame is really good and it turns and handles really easily. We also made big steps with the electronics-side and we made good improvements on the traction control and engine braking. 

“I'm quite optimistic with the package we have and it was good that I could make lap-times that were not so far from the top guys. Now I'm really looking forward to the next test and further development. “ 

Maverick Vinales: 

“I'm very happy overall with the test and quite satisfied that I could make plenty of laps as it was very-important for me to learn the feel in the MotoGP bike. 

“I found better grip on the bike with the hard tyre and could set the same lap-times I made on the first-day when I rode with a soft tyre. I could not make better lap-times when I tried the soft tyre again and so I concentrated on finding and keeping the best lines on the track. 

“I have learned a lot about the bike and I had so much fun riding it! I look forward to the next test in Jerez, as we have lots more to try there.” 

Davide Brivio – Team Manager: 

“I'm pleased with this test, and now I'm really looking forward to start working with our new riders next year. 

“We received a lot of feedback and comments from both riders which were very interesting to hear, especially Aleix with his MotoGP experience, while Maverick, who was riding a MotoGP bike for the first time, had made a softer approach, trying to avoid any risks. 

“The most positive thing was that both riders liked the bike very much and they were happy throughout the test and enjoyed riding the bikes. 

“Of-course, we still have some areas which have to be improved, such as the engine performance and the electronics, and we will test more in Jerez at the end of the month. Hopefully we will be able to conclude 2014 with another positive test and will be able to start 2015 with a fully sorted bike at the start of the season. 

“I would like to thank to all the Suzuki engineers, team crew, and also Randy De Puniet for their hard work throughout the development period and now we look forward to the new season and the new era for Team Suzuki MotoGP.” 

Satoru Terada – Project Leader. SUZUKI MotoGP Director: 

“I'm happy that we completed the first test with our new riders and without any crashes. 

“We have enjoyed the favorable comments from Aleix about our chassis, especially the front end stability. We’ve found much better settings on the rear end also. In terms of the engine control system, for sure this is one of the points that we are working-on, but now we have some good information and ideas for this area. 

“Regarding Maverick, this was his first test run after moving from Moto2 and so we tried to let him run without changing too-much from the base setting. 

“As for the chassis, we succeeded in finding a good direction to head towards after several adjustments to the base settings.

“For the next test we will work on new electrical engine-control settings. 

“Now we have two excellent riders we are very happy to work with them on the next stage of the development programme.”

Valencia Day 3 Test Results: 1 Marc Marquez (Honda) 1:30.973, 2 Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 1:31.119, 3 Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1:31.164, 4 Pol Espargaro (Yamaha) 1:31.288, 5 Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1:31.301, 6 Bradley Smith (Yamaha) 1:31.365, 7 Danilo Petrucci (Pramac Racing) 1:31.665, 8 Cal Crutchlow (Honda) 1:31.774, 9 Yonny Hernandez (Pramac Racing) 1:31.914, 10 Aleix Espargaro (Team SUZUKI MotoGP) 1:31.973. 18 Maverick Vinales (Team SUZUKI MotoGP) 1:33.216.

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INTERVIEWS BRIVIO ESPARGARO' VINALES

Aleix Espargaro: 

“It was really fantastic. I feel the riding-position is much better compared to the one that I rode this year, and it turns very well so that braking and turning into the corners is really comfortable for me. 

“We are still missing some top-end power but I was previously informed this by the Suzuki engineers and I believe that they are working on-it, but the electronic control is not too bad, obviously. 

“The machine feels quite compact for me as I am quite tall, but I really enjoyed riding it and had a very positive start: I'm so exciting to continue riding it tomorrow. 

Maverick Vinales: 
“It was an amazing experience and I really enjoyed today. It wasn't easy to get used to the power and speed for me in the beginning, so I paid a lot of attention and concentrated at the start of the session and tried to adapt little-by-little. 

“The chassis is quite compact – and that fitted me very well – and I could brake as hard as in Moto2, but I’ve only opened ‘full-gas’ in the middle of the straight-straight so far. I'm also not using the electronic control either, apart from the traction control, so there is still a lot to do. The bike leans and corners easily, even though I've not had to change my riding-style so much; I’m really feel comfortable without modifying anything. 

“I hope the power-delivery will be improved-more for me as we continue our testing, but I also need to learn lots more myself and improve my riding as well.” 

Davide Brivio – Team Manager: 

“I'm quite happy with our first day. The new team atmosphere is especially good, which gives the team a good motivation and I’m glad to see that our new riders look so happy on their bikes. Our garage looks happy and relaxed. 

“Another positive thing was that we'd got lots of feedback from our two riders: Aleix, who has more experience, understands the machine’s character very quickly and gave us the positive-points and negative-points immediately; while Maverick - who also enjoyed riding the MotoGP bike for his first time - prefers to make his steps slowly but steadily to have confidence and find the limits. 

“Overall, it was a very positive start, and we hope the weather stays good tomorrow, and to continue a good improvement and direction.” 

Source Suzuki Racing.

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MOTOGP VALENCIA COLLETTIVE TEST DAY 1

It ended the first day of collective testing of MotoGP in 2015 with a view.
In Valencia took to the track this morning 27 riders so many new faces and others who have jumped on their bikes to another, among them Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales.
The day of the two new riders of Team Suzuki was positive, Aleix finally climbed on a factory bike doing 35 laps, your information will be very important for the team, coming from a Yamaha serve much the differences between his ex-motorbike and this and suggestions for improvement will certainly be useful.
Something different for Maverick that closes the day with 63 laps to him was the jump in class and now has started his training to get used to the different powers of the bike, tires and brakes.
On this day you have not tried the lap time but first and foremost an outlet for the entire operation of the new bike and parts to begin testing.
From the ranking we find that Aleix today went faster than De Puniet on the weekend of the race, this is very promising for the level rider / bike and already tomorrow, but even more in the next test we will try really the lap time and file detachment from the bike more competitive the lot.

Si è conclusa la prima giornata di test collettivi della MotoGP in ottica 2015.
A Valencia sono scesi in pista da questa mattina 27 piloti tante facce nuove e altri che invece sono saltati dalla loro moto ad un altra, tra di loro Aleix Espargarò e Maverick Vinales.
La giornata dei due nuovi piloti del Team Suzuki è stata positiva,Aleix finalmente è salito su una moto factory facendo 35 giri, le sue informazioni saranno moltoimportanti per il Team, venendo da una Yamaha serviranno molto le differenze trala sua ex moto e questa e i consigli per migliorarla saranno sicuramente utili.
Discorso diverso per Maverick che chiude la giornata con 63 giri all'attivo, per lui c'è stato il salto di categoria e da oggi è cominciato il suo apprendistato per abituarsi alle diverse potenze dalla moto,pneumatici e freni.
In questa giornata non si è cercato il tempo sul giro ma prima di tutto una presadi tutto il funzionamento della nuova moto e parti da cominciare a testare.
Dalla classifica notiamo che Aleix oggi è andato più veloce di De Puniet nel finesettimana di gara, questo fa molto ben sperare per il livello moto/pilota e gia da domani ma ancora di più nei prossimi test si cercherà veramente il tempo sul giro e limare il distacco dalle moto più competitive del lotto.

1 LORENZO  Jorge  Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:30.975  

2 ESPARGARO Pol         Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:31.118 0.143 
3 SMITH  Bradley Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:31.204 0.229 
4 ROSSI  Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:31.250 0.275 
5 IANNONE  Andrea  Ducati Team  1:31.465 0.490 
6 PEDROSA  Dani  Repsol Honda Team 1:31.602 0.627 
7 DOVIZIOSO Andrea Ducati Team  1:31.644 0.669 
8 CRUTCHLOW Cal  CWM LCR Honda  1:31.847 0.872 
9 PIRRO  Michele Ducati Test Team 1:32.054 1.079 
10 HERNANDEZ Yonny  Energy T.I.Pramac Racing1:32.146 1.171 
11 BARBERA  Hector  Avintia Racing         1:32.190        1.215 
12 BRADL  Stefan  NGM Forward Racing 1:32.209 1.234 
13 PETRUCCI Danilo  Pramac Racing  1:32.314 1.339 
14 ESPARGARO Aleix  Team Suzuki MotoGP 1:32.315 1.340 
15 REDDING  Scott  Marc VDS Racing Team 1:32.998 2.023 
16 DE ANGELIS Alex  Octo IodaRacing Team 1:33.132 2.157 
17 VIÑALES  Maverick Team Suzuki MotoGP 1:33.268 2.293 
18 ABRAHAM  Karel C ardion AB Motoracing 1:33.446 2.471 
19 DI MEGLIO Mike  Avintia Racing  1:33.594 2.619 
20 BAZ Loris  NGM Forward Racing 1:33.834 2.859 
21 LAVERTY  Eugene  Drive M7 Aspar  1:34.320 3.345 
22 MILLER  Jack  CWM LCR Honda  1:34.633 3.658 
23 BAUTISTA Alvaro  Factory Aprilia Gresini 1:34.919 3.944 
24 HOFMANN  Alex   Aprilia Test Team 1:35.646 4.671 
25 MELANDRI Marco  Factory Aprilia Gresini 1:35.959 4.984 
26 MARQUEZ  Marc  Repsol Honda Team 1:36.181 5.206 
27 MARQUEZ  Alex  Repsol Honda Team 1:36.658 5.683 

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SUZUKI RE-LAUNCH INTO MOTOGP THIS WEEKEND!

The prologue to Suzuki’s latest chapter of Grand Prix racing will open this weekend when the revitalised works team roll into action with the refined version of the GSX-RR at the Ricardo Tormo circuit for the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana. 

Randy De Puniet’s presence as a ‘wild-card’, overseen by the experience and expertise of Davide Brivio, and with the honed GSX-RR, will mark the first time the factory is back on the grid of the premier class since the same Grand Prix in 2011. The outing represents a competitive statement-of-intent ahead of the first testing run for the 2015 season that will take place on Monday and a matter of hours after the last chequered flag of the 2014 championship. 

Suzuki has been riding, analysing and testing comprehensively in 2014 with sessions at Grand Prix venues of Sepang, Termas de Rio Hondo, Circuit of the Americas, Phillip Island and Catalunya and have now chosen to re-join the fray and bring a manufacturer with 40 years of Grand Prix history and six (Rider) titles in the premier class back to the sharp-edge of the sport. 

“This is a big moment for us because we have been testing for so long,” commented Brivio. “We have been waiting for this. It is only a wild-card appearance and it is the last race of the year but I’m happy to be going to Valencia and I think it is a reward for Randy for the big job he has done on this project. 

“It is the end of our preparation and I’m excited,” continued the Italian, who has helmed Suzuki’s MotoGP regeneration for over a year. “This is where the new adventure really starts. I’m aware we have a big job to do, and during the weekend we will take a lot of notes for the work we need to do through the winter. This is our first comparison with our competitors and you can only ever really see where you are through a race situation so it’s an important meeting.” 

Suzuki celebrated its championships (and seven constructor’s titles) in a 24-year spell of the sport from 1976 to 2000 and with renowned winners such as Barry Sheene, Marco Lucchinelli, Franco Uncini, Kevin Schwantz and Kenny Roberts Jnr in the saddle of its formidable two-stroke technology. Suzuki is now chasing the prospect of a second victory in the MotoGP (four-stroke) era after Chris Vermeulen gave the marque the initial spoils in the 2007 French Grand Prix at Le Mans under the limitations of the now-defunct 800cc engine regulation. Suzuki’s last MotoGP podium appearance was at the 2008 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix courtesy of Loris Capirossi. 

“Suzuki has a long racing history and it is exciting to be part of the comeback,” enthused Brivio. “I am aware that the competition are very strong and they have kept racing while Suzuki stepped away for almost three seasons, so we need to catch-up and recover the gap and also learn as much as possible to get to their level. The target is to be in a position to challenge our competitors as soon as we can. Let’s start the challenge!” 

Valencia is the last stop of 18 on the 2014 MotoGP trail but it is one in which Suzuki has enjoyed reasonably decent showings in previous visits. John Hopkins captured a podium finish with third place in 2007, Capirossi was ninth in 2008 and Alvaro Bautista also broke into the top-10 back in 2010.

Largely flat and encapsulated within a ‘bowl’ that fits 60,000 spectators in the surrounding ‘tribunas’, the Circuit Ricardo Tormo venue (named after the Valencian-born racer that clinched the 1978 and 1981 50cc FIM World Championships) is a winding and tight 4km course with nine left turns, five right and perhaps best characterised by the long descending left-hand curve after the Champi Herreros right handed ‘flick’. The track and the city of Valencia has been the site of the MotoGP ‘curtain closer’ since 2002. 

Thirty laps, 120km and 74-and-a-half miles remain of the 2014 MotoGP campaign and De Puniet – who has worked long and diligently with testing mileage of the GSX-RR – will be making the most of his swansong in the series where he notched 252 Grand Prix appearances (and two MotoGP podium results) before taking a berth with the Crescent Suzuki team in World Superbike for 2015. 

“I’m excited. I’ve missed racing and it feels like a long time,” the 33-year-old Frenchman says. “We were out at Suzuka (the 8-Hour) but it was a different bike and pipe. I’m proud to be part of this comeback on the factory bike and I know it will be difficult to judge what result we can get but I want to enjoy the race and give the best that I can. 

“I like the track even though it is not easy on a MotoGP bike,” he adds, talking specifically about Circuit Ricardo Tormo. “It is a place where you need good grip and traction and that is something we worked a lot on in the last two tests. We are right at the end of the championship; but we are just ‘beginning’. I’m sure Valencia will be positive for us.” 

Suzuki’s work will extend beyond practice, qualification and the race across Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively (covered with a pleasant long-term weather forecast but with the chance of some showers on Sunday) as the primary 2015 test will take place on Monday where tyre warmers will come-off for new recruits Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaro. 

“The GSX-RR will be the same for the test as used in the race,” says Brivio. “Randy will hand over the bike and it will be the same spec for Maverick and Aleix. We will then start our winter work and our job for 2015 based on the comments and the feedback from those first laps with those riders.” 

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Aleix Espargarò MotoGP Champion Open Category!

Aleix Espargarò MotoGP Champion Open Category!

 

The next Suzuki won the world championship Open category.
The pilot Spanish crown a fantastic season with the world title, nice business card for the youngster that next season will go on and will have a Suzuki motorcycle factory he coveted to do even better in this category.

Now the only expectation is to finish the next race in Valencia and the next day get on the Suzuki !!

 

Il prossimo pilota Suzuki si aggiudica il campionato del mondo categoria Open nonostante la caduta di oggi sul circuito Malese.
Il pilota Spagnolo corona una fantastica stagione con il titolo mondiale,bel biglietto da visita per il giovane pilota che la prossima stagione salirà sulla Suzuki e avrà una moto Factory da lui tanto ambita per fare ancora meglio in questa categoria.

Adesso l'unica attesa è finire la prossima gara di Valencia e dal giorno successivo salire sulla Suzuki!!



 

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TECHNICAL SUZUKI GSX-RR

Technical characteristics of the new GSX-RR  which Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales will attack of the MotoGP World Championship 2015

 

Specification

            
Overall length x width x height: 2,096mm x 720mm x 1,140mm.
Wheelbase: 1,457mm.
Body weight: 160kg (based on FIM regulation).
Engine type: Water-cooled, four-stroke in-line four-cylinder, DOHC four-valve.
Displacement: 1,000cm3.
Maximum output: Over 169kw (230PS).
Frame type: Twin-spar aluminum.
Tyres (front/rear): 16.5in/16.5in.
Front suspension: Ohlins, inverted fork.
Rear suspension: Ohlins.
Brakes (front/rear): Carbon disk/steel disk, Brembo. 

Caratteristiche tecniche del nuovo bolide GSX-RR con cui Aleix Espargarò e Maverick Vinales andranno all'attacco del Mondiale MotoGP 2015

 

CARATTERISTICHE TECNICHE SUZUKI GSX-RR

· Motore: 4 cilindri in linea 4T raffreddato a liquido

· Distribuzione: 4 valvole per cilindro, bialbero in testa

· Cilindrata: 1.000 cc

· Potenza massima: oltre 230 CV

· Telaio: doppio trave in alluminio

· Pneumatici (ant./post.): 16,5”/16,5”

· Sospensione anteriore: Forcella Öhlins USD

· Sospensione posteriore: Öhlins

· Freni (ant./post.): dischi in carbonio/disco in acciaio, Brembo

· Lunghezza x larghezza x altezza: 2,096 mm x 720 mm x 1.140 mm

· Interasse: 1.457 mm

· Peso: 160 kg (secondo regolamento FIM)

            

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