Quartararo wants to confirm his leadership and his favoritism in France in the seventh round of the World Cup
Le Mans should have left a preview of a Grand Prix on Thursday, starring Fabio Quartararo, the local idol, current world champion and MotoGP leader; or the winner in Jerez, Pecco Bagnaia, returned after a shaky start to the season, who now wants to ride again as the Frenchman’s main rival, the role he was assigned for 2022. Whether the Spanish side of the options for the title of Aleix Espargaró, second overall by seven points or, as almost always, whether Marc Márquez improved enough in the Jerez test to take that step that seems missing to fight again for the podium or even for the win. But no.
The bomb that fell on the Andalusian circuit that training Monday marked everything through the internal communication to the members of the official Suzuki team that the MotoGP project would stop at the end of the year. For two reasons: because it would be the first time that any of the protagonists, or rather victims, would speak; and especially for the collateral damage, both by the workers of the Japanese team and by the two pilots, Joan Mir and Álex Rins, who have to find a place before 2023. Two pieces that have to move and the other pieces that can move, which has created a puzzle for many interested parties.
“First they told us the pilots and then there was a meeting with the team, where the pilots also went, and they told us this, which is a bull’s eye. It’s one of those things that you don’t suspect, not at all. Even the team manager didn’t know about this, otherwise he wouldn’t be negotiating with the pilot. It’s very strong, very strong. I don’t want to get into the management that could have been made of the news,” Mir explained, once it was only this Thursday when Suzuki did not release a brief official statement, in which, in addition to regretting the decision, attributed the undefined economic problems.
Rins even added that he couldn’t help but cry at a difficult moment for a rider who made his MotoGP debut in 2017, where he has only raced for Suzuki, a motorcycle that became world champion two years ago. “It was a shock. We were negotiating. Not that we said we hadn’t started talking yet, but that he was calm. nerd. We were almost ready to sign, on both Suzuki’s side and mine. Nobody knew,” said the Barcelonan, a winger who his teammate also confirmed.
“We’re talking about a model team,” Mir added. “If you start this project in 2015 and you see that you’re there every year, but you didn’t just arrive… but that’s not the case. We were champions two years ago and we are ready to fight for the World Cup every year. I think a picture has been given of an exemplary Suzuki, beastly, of union, of results. Everyone knows how special this team is because of the people who work in this team. It’s something strong,’ insisted Mir. And it is that after six races Suzuki leads the team standings, with Rins fourth overall with third and 20 points behind Quartararo, and Mir sixth with fifth, at 33. And now they will look for their chance to reduce that disadvantage in France, at his rival at home.
“No Frenchman has won here in MotoGP, so I don’t know how much this applies to the fact that it’s an advantage of racing at home,” said the World Championship first with a smile, already on the key weekend, at a circuit in a favorable role for the Yamaha, but in which the weather conditions often play a crucial role. In fact, the last two races at Le Mans have been marked by water. “In my current situation I don’t really care if it’s dry or wet, but it is true that on wet surfaces the chances of winning or crashing increase,” admitted Marc Márquez, who is yet to be on the podium in 2022. and who finished fourth in Jerez, and who still doesn’t want to exaggerate his expectations. “Now I’m focused on finding the best sensations, although in the wet, if you have good sensations, everything will be easier for you. But in the end, it’s my job to be as far ahead as possible, regardless of the track conditions,” emphasized Márquez.
Source: La Verdad
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