2019 WINTER|RACING MAGAZINE|MOTORCYCLE|Global Suzuki
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31Guintoli Tested a new swing arm at JerezRins ran consistently-quick laps while Mir spent time working on electronics. Guintoli also added his experienced feedback into the mix and reported that the testing plan is going very well. Jerez Day 1 Result:Joan Mir: 3rd - 1:38.012 (+ 0.881) Alex Rins: 4th - 1:38.089 (+ 0.958) Sylvain Guintoli: 16th - 1:39.148 (+ 2.017)Jerez Day 2 Result:Alex Rins: 2nd - 1:37.837 (+ 0.017) Joan Mir: 3rd - 1:37.959 (+ 0.139) Sylvain Guintoli: 16th - 1:38.962 (+ 1.142)Team Manager Davide Brivio summed up, saying: “We’ve flnished this final test of the year in a good mood, the feedback from the riders about the engine has been positive, and this has meant we can decide on the spec. for next year. It’s been interesting and useful to go through other things such as electronics settings and general bike settings. Now that TEAM SUZUKI RACING NEWSwe’ve finalised the engine, in Sepang we’ll continue to work on other areas such as the chassis. The riders deserve some rest now after a long and good season; we’ll be ready for the New Year!”nice because we conffrmed a lot of things and we’re satisfied with the new engine. I only managed to do two runs in the dry, but I was very happy with my pace and I bettered my lap time from yesterday. I did three or four laps in the early 38s, as well as a fast lap of 1:37.837, and it felt good. Now it’s time for Ken Kawauchi added: “Unfortunately, the second day didn’t allow us much dry track time, but this test combined with the Valencia test has allowed us to see how things are going for next year. We can see how our bike is starting to form and the parts we’ve tried have confirmed our initial hopes. We’ve made a step - not a big step - but a sure step.” Said Rins: “These two days have been really the winter break, and to come back fresh in the new year.” Mir added: “We weren’t able to do a lot of laps today because of the conditions, but we still managed to work on the electronics areas, and this was positive because we noticed the difierence. I set a strong lap, even after being out on track for a while. Overall, after four days of testing - two here and two in Valencia - the feeling is very positive and I’m already looking forward to coming back after the holidays.” Guintoli said: “Today was a pretty short day, but we still managed to do almost everything we wanted to and everything we planned. 2019 has now drawn to a close and we’re so excited for next year because the 2020 spec. already looks really promising. The test team are doing more and more and our close bond with the factory side is going well; we’re seeing the results of this work.”Slyvain Guintoli (right) joined the team for Jerez2019 Winter IssueRins at Jerez“The test team are doing more and more and our close bond with the factory side is going well; we’re seeing the results of this work.” – SYLVAIN GUINTOLI2020MotoGP™

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