Can you summarise the main responsibilities you have inside the Team?“I am in charge of all the decisions that concern the technical development of the machines, both for the R&D department in Hamamatsu and for the engineers on track. Let’s say that my main job is to act as a ‘bridge’ between Japan and the race-tracks. correct exchange of information between the team at the various circuits and Hamamatsu, to ensure that the development work goes in the most effective direction and to plan the introduction of the upgrades in the racing activity.”How does the connection between Hamamatsu and the team at the race-tracks work?“At the moment we have a frequent exchange of information during all the weekend. My objective is to be sure that there is a 08 TEAM SUZUKI RACINGBasically I send a report to Japan in the evening of each race day, the engineers in the R&D department work over data while we are sleeping and we get their feedback in the morning, so I can plan the improvements’ introduction in the following sessions. In addition, after every race we fly back to Japan and we immediately have several meetings, in order to react to the needs of the overall programme. Ideally our objective is to introduce in a few short years a way to work similar to what they have in Formula One: A direct live connection with the headquarters where engineers in Japan can see in real time what the team crew can see at the track, in order to have immediate analysis and feedback.”What are the milestones in the development of a brand-new machine?“The first place to start is the engine, because its layout can affect its dimensions and its dimensions can affect the chassis and then the aerodynamic fairings: Everything is connected, and since the engine is pretty-much the heart of the bike, usually it is the starting point. Once we had the engine configuration, we developed the chassis and the cowlings, working on geometry, weights and aerodynamics.”How would you describe the step-up from “First of all I must say that it wasn’t a difficult choice: to be a very solid, ambitious, but achievable project. machine is the huge range of variables that you have with the electronics. The engine is much more powerful of course, but the most impressive thing is how you can have big improvements from little changes over small parameters. performance is also impressive, your arms and body are under immense stresses and strains while riding a physical training must be constant!”Moto2 to How do you feel as a rookie in MotoGP™?“I feel lucky to be surrounded by very skilled and experienced professionals. This means that we agreed on a progressive development path and The Suzuki project immediately seemed The most impressive thing of a MotoGP machine and therefore your MotoGP?MotoGP™ The braking I could follow it without major pressures. management and my crew allowed me to focus on learning, firstly with the riding style, then with the tyres and now we are little-by-little making some steps in my understanding of the electronics. The most comfortable thing is that I feel totally trusted by my team and this allows me to enjoy my work and therefore stay focused.”How would you say the season has gone so far?“I would say that it is a positive balance. some ups-and-downs but on average we have been very high-performing being our first year. As a team we got already some very positive results (like in Catalunya and Aragon) and we keep a good pace with our improvements. Of course we want more: I have the feeling that we can aim better and this is what we are trying to do. We know our weaknesses and we are working on those, both with the racing crew on tracks and with the R&D department in Japan.”October 2015 Racing News The We had 09KEN KATECHNICAL WAUCHIMANAGERMAVERICK VIÑALES
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