This is the Suzuki livery that Alex Rins and rookie MotoGP teammate Joan Mir will wear in the 2019 MotoGP World Championship.
The colors, very similar to last year’s paint job, were “revealed” online ahead of Sepang’s official test this week.
“This winter break has felt so long and I can’t wait to go back,” said Rins, who finished second three times on his way to fifth place in the World Championship last season.
“After the last test in November, I left the engineers with clear feedback to work on. As far as I know, the improvements we’re going to try in Sepang are not going to be drastic, but lots of small improvements in many areas of what fully complies with the Suzuki philosophy.
“We know what we’ve been missing on the bike, so I believe that research and development in Japan will deliver a package that will help us keep improving. My winter was very intense, with successful recovery and an intense exercise program.
“This is an important year because in 2018 we were able to show that we can consistently fight for podiums and now it’s time for the bigger prize: victory.”
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Mir, the 2017 Moto3 World Champion, joins MotoGP after finishing sixth overall with four podiums in his only Moto2 season.
“Needless to say, I’m very excited to get back on my bike,” said Me. “This winter was very long without driving, but I focused on my physical training, which has had positive results so far.”
“Of course I need a lot more hours on the bike, there are so many things that I still have to understand in order to be even more effective, but I feel very supported by the team and I will rely on their wealth of experience to help me and also to contribute my own improvements to my bike.
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“It will be a whole package, me and the bike, which will hopefully develop step by step. I have no pressure, but my clear goal will be to end the season closer to the winner than I am.” to the first race. “
Suzuki took nine podiums last season with Rins and former teammate Andrea Iannone, including second place in the last three laps, meaning the plant no longer has access to technical concessions.
“We are about to start an interesting season,” said team manager Davide Brivio. “Last year we surprised everyone with our progress and a quick return to the podium.”
“It is very important that Alex Rins stays with us when we try to improve our team performance. He has the mental freshness of the young people, but also the persistence and the wise mind from his experiences of the last two years. This was through Further consolidated The good results he achieved with a great end to the season in 2018. He has already shown his talent and now we have to work hard to take the next step with him. We are very aware of how strong ours are too Are competitors.
“We are also starting a project with Joan Mir, the newcomer who will make his debut in the top flight. This is the third time we have hired a rookie and we will work hard to continue the positive trend that we have firmly believe that he has great talent, and it is now up to the team to realize their full potential with the Suzuki GSX-RR. “