10On the other hand, I have felt a lot of help and support from all the team members – not only from the Crew Chiefs or the management figures, but from every member. They all tried to help me and support me throughout this season, and I really appreciate that. Overall, I can say, in terms of team spirit, we reached my expectations, we just lacked a bit in terms of results. One clear thing on the bike performance front, is that the step of improvement from last year to this year was not big enough – not as big as the previous year. That doesn’t mean a lack of effort from the factory engineers, they did everything that was necessary and I’m very satisfied with their work. But I think I needed to control something more, for instance the order of the jobs or items in terms of priority. Despite not being on the podium as often as we’d hoped, we have felt so much support from our loyal fans. I feel that Suzuki fans are different to those of any other manufacturer or team; they are special. They are so enthusiastic, so passionate, they really love us and we feel that. When the fans cheer us, even I feel that very much, so for the riders it’s another level. Before I started this job I didn’t realise the importance of their cheering; I could see them enjoying themselves and it was nice, but it was only when I started to attend more races that I understood how this cheering and support transmits to the riders, the crew, all the team. So, when we hear them or read their comments, our motivation goes from 100 per cent to maybe 110 or 120 per cent. So thank you to all of them, and let’s continue to cheer together as one!As we head into the winter break I would like to deliver a similar message to our two riders, Joan and Alex – let’s continue pushing. This year we managed to achieve 3rd place in Team SUZUKI ECSTARMotoGP
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