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 TAKES NEW MOTOGP RACE-STEPS AT VALENCIA

Intermittent cloudy skies delivered bouts of light rain and made the 2014 Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana at the Ricardo Tormo circuit a delicate balancing-act of risk and skill for the fastest motorcycle racers in the world at what was the 18th and final round of the MotoGP Championship today.

Team Suzuki MotoGP lined-up on the grid in a wild-card appearance; and for the first time since 2011. Randy De Puniet was circulating inside the top-20 on the GSX-RR and determined to aim for the group fighting for points, but had to terminate his race after just 12 laps due to a technical glitch.

The team had been working from the moment it arrived in Valencia and ploughed a way through the settings, ideas and doubts as a result of a comprehensive testing programme in 2014.

In the hands of 33-year-old De Puniet, the Suzuki crew had a willing and determined athlete keen to enjoy perhaps his last foray in MotoGP before changing Suzuki machinery for a World Superbike attempt in 2015. The Frenchman knows the new MotoGP project intimately and even though predictable teething problems surfaced during the weekend, he still managed to lower his lap-times and put the GSX-RR firmly into the competitive environment that Suzuki needed to progress with its racing goal.

Suzuki will now welcome 2014 Open category winner Aleix Espargaro and former Moto3 World Champion Maverick Viñales into the pit box tomorrow for the very first briefings and test-laps looking towards 2015.


Randy De Puniet:

“We knew it would not be an easy weekend but I did not expect to run into these problems. Everyone in the team tried their best but it was not sufficient to finish as I struggled with a gearbox-shifting problem. It is a shame because in these race conditions I might have been able to push for a good position. Now it is time for me to switch to Superbike. I think I did a good job for Suzuki during the year and I’m interested to see and hear the feedback of the new riders now.”

Davide Brivio - Team Manager:

“We faced some technical issues this weekend, some of which we have not encountered during the testing campaign. From this point of view it was a good decision to race here and learn more for our job over the winter. In terms of performance - and with everything considered - things are not so bad. We know we have to improve the engine and electronics and we are already working [on this]. Now we can add the information from this weekend. Despite everything, it was good to race at Valencia and make these discoveries now. We will test this week. We won’t find big solutions in the space of one day so we will have to try and manage. The new riders want to test as soon as possible and get a feeling for the bike so we will do what we can to give them the best conditions and then see how the test will progress.”

Satoru Terada - Team Suzuki MotoGP Director:

“It was quite a tough weekend for the team. We'd been having some technical problems recently and we couldn’t find a sufficient solution, so it was a difficult from the start of the meeting. We feel sorry for Randy as he made such a big effort in the last two years with the development process and we really appreciate him giving his best in this final race of the season. Today was actually our first race after three years and we learned a lot; especially about what we are missing. We'll have two new young riders to try our bikes tomorrow and we are excited to know their impressions. We understand that we have to solve our current problems first, listen to their requirements; and then look towards the first official IRTA test next February in Sepang.”
                          

Source Suzuki Racing

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SUZUKI POISED FOR MOTOGP REBIRTH AFTER QUALIFYING 

Team Suzuki MotoGP will spend Saturday evening at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo going over the final plans, settings and strategies for its re-introduction to the premier class of Grand Prix racing for what will be the 18th and final round of the 2014 season tomorrow at Valencia in Spain. 

Randy De Puniet improved his best-lap around the 14 curves of the flat and curling layout on the works GSX-RR by two-10ths-of-a-second compared to his fastest effort through Friday’s Free Practice sessions. Despite running into a few more small teething-troubles with the brand-new MotoGP project, the 33-year-old Frenchman was able to secure a spot on the seventh row of the grid for the 30-lap (120km) Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana on Sunday afternoon. 

The GSX-RR cut through cool and cloudy air on Saturday for the second day of action at the Ricardo Tormo and as the vast stadium seating section started to fill with fans and expectation. De Puniet, who claimed victory at Valencia over 10 years ago in the 250cc class and clearly knows his way around the course thanks to 15 previous Grands Prix at the venue, hit lap-times in the mid-to-low 1 minute 32 second bracket. He was 20th in FP3 and then slotted into the QP1 group. 

He posted a 32.8 on his first quick attempt and lowered the chrono to 32.5. The Saturday afternoon outing was not without interruption for the fledgling Suzuki crew but Team Manager Davide Brivio and his technicians were able to gather more information and valuable data in a ‘race setting’ in preparation for their work in the coming days (2015 test) and winter period. The first ‘moment of truth’ arrives tomorrow with Suzuki’s first Grand Prix since the end of the 2011 campaign. 

Randy De Puniet: 

“Not so easy today. We had a few more technical issues and we had to jump between the bikes and I couldn’t really ride like I wanted to. I’m a bit disappointed about the position because I believed I could have done much better. It’s the first race for the bike, however, and tomorrow we will try our best. I think I can ride low ‘32s tomorrow. I know I can do this and I can be consistent but we haven’t been able to show this yet. I’m ready to fight with everybody tomorrow and I would love this if we can make it happen. If we keep going in the right direction then we will have no regrets.” 

Davide Brivio - Team Manager: 

“A bit faster today and overall I think things are not too bad for our first race. We are encountering some issues but this is a part of being in a race environment with a project that is still young! This is why we are here; to take note of the problems we might find and the gap we have to the others. We are in the process and path we need to take. It is all about shaping our winter homework. I don’t think the performance is so bad and I can see some potential with the bike once a couple of technical issues have been solved. I think Randy is doing a good job and putting in a lot of effort despite a challenging situation. We are looking forward to the race tomorrow and I’m sure Randy will find a bit extra when he is part of the group. Up until now we are doing what we need to do and I think it is going OK.” 

MotoGP Qualification results: 1. Valentino ROSSI (Yamaha) 1'30.843, 2. Andrea IANNONE (Ducati) 1'30.975, 3. Dani PEDROSA (Honda) 1'30.999, 4. Jorge LORENZO (Yamaha) 1'31.049, 5. Marc MARQUEZ (Honda) 1'31.144, 6. Pol ESPARGARO (Yamaha) 1'31.307, 7. Bradley SMITH (Yamaha) 1'31.324, 8. Cal CRUTCHLOW (Ducati) 1'31.359, 9. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Ducati) 1'31.426, 10. Stefan BRADL (Honda) 1'31.443, 11. Aleix ESPARGARO Forward (Yamaha) 1'31.486, 12. Michele PIRRO (Ducati) 1'32.617, 13. Alvaro BAUTISTA (Honda) 1'32.160, 14. Scott REDDING (Honda) 1'32.315, 15. Yonny HERNANDEZ (Ducati) 1'32.321, 16. Nicky HAYDEN (Honda) 1'32.395, 17. Hector BARBERA (Ducati) 1'32.443, 18. Hiroshi AOYAMA (Honda) 1'32.449, 19. Alex DE ANGELIS Forward (Yamaha) 1'32.453, 20. RANDY DE PUNIET TEAM SUZUKI MotoGP (Suzuki GSX-RR) 1'32.509, 21. Danilo PETRUCCI (ART) 1'32.683, 22. Michael LAVERTY (PBM) 1'32.808, 23. Karel ABRAHAM (Honda) 1'33.019, 24. Broc PARKES (PBM) 1'33.972, 25. Mike DI MEGLIO (Avintia) 1'34.510. 

Source.Suzuki Racing

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VALENCIA REPORT DAY 2

Giornata Difficile per squadra il Suzuki caratterizzato da Problemi Tecnici e Di conseguenza il rallentamento del lavoro stabilito dal Team per questo fine settimana

Anche nelle qualifiche si è Cercato di continuare Il Lavoro ma De Puniet non è andato meglio della 20" posizione in griglia.

Domani Mattina Nelle libere prima della gara SI cercherà di sistemare Ancora la moto per dargli qualche decimo al giro in più.

Difficult day for the Suzuki team featuring Questions and Consequently, the slowdown of work established by the team for this weekend

It is also in qualifying and Tried to continue the work but De Puniet did not go better than 20 "on the grid.

Tomorrow Morning in free before the game IS still try to fix the bike to give it a few tenths per lap at the most.

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