2017 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix – Guintoli (17th): Better than we expected
Despite dizziness that forced him to skip qualifying, Sylvain Guintoli finished his third race on Alex Rins‘ GSX-RR in 17th position, just 1.4 seconds behind Andrea Iannone ! This performance positively ends the Frenchman’s interim in the official Suzuki team, Rins planning to take the handlebars again from the next race scheduled for June 25 in Assen (Netherlands). MNC Statements and Analysis.
Sylvain Guintoli, Suzuki Ecstar (22nd in qualifying and 17th in race): "I had trouble finding my rhythm during this race. The temperatures were extremely high (55 ° C on the ground, editor’s note), which made the track very slippery. But at the halfway point I managed to go a little faster, to recover a few positions, and I was able to fight against some drivers, including my teammate Andrea. It was nice … Then the grip started to decrease, so I let go ".
“In the end, with the problems I had yesterday, you can say it was still a good race. I would like to thank Suzuki for giving me this opportunity. It was really great to ride this bike. I did better than we expected. I expected the adaptation to be more difficult. The team also gave me a lot of confidence. In the space of three races we did nice progress. It was an incredible experience ".
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MNC analysis : Mission accomplished for Sylvain Guintoli, author of a continuous progression during his three races contested with Suzuki to replace Alex Rins: 1min06 from the winner, the Drômois reduced the gap to 46.3 seconds in (17th), then at 44.6 sec where he also finished 17th.
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All without falling and communicating information appreciated by the crest of Hamamatsu, who therefore continues his interim this Monday during post-race tests in Barcelona. These tests also provide the opportunity for Alex Rins to return to the track after several weeks of immobilization following his right wrist injuries contracted at (video below).
The performance of "Guinto" – who resides in England with his British wife Caroline and their children – is all the more deserving as it is signed after a start to the weekend complicated by dizziness. Not on his plate on Saturday, the French driver had to ignore qualifying in order to conserve his strength for the race: the fact that he finished the next day just 1.44 seconds behind his teammate Andrea Iannone forces him respect !
Tensions in the Suzuki clan
However, if the tricolor clan can only rejoice to see Sylvain so close to a pilot of the caliber of Iannone, Suzuki looks grim in the face of this situation. Because it is not insulting n ° 50 to be surprised to find the two GSX-RRs in a row: Andrea Iannone, 5th in the 2015 standings and winner last year in the dry Austrian GP, is clearly out of place…
Faced with the blatant lack of competitiveness of its new leader, Suzuki begins to get impatient: the defector Ducati has been hired to continue the path successfully cleared by his predecessor Maverick Viñales. And the least we can say at this point is that "The Maniac Joe" is far from the score with a better result. !
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Thus, while Sylvain Guintoli returned to the Suzuki box under the encouragement of the team after the race, the mines were much less likely to pass Andrea Iannone, who is already talking about a non-renewal of contract for 2018! The n ° 29 would be even – already! – in negotiations with Aprilia to recover the RS-GP from rookie Sam Lowes, who was particularly annoyed this weekend when he learned that his handlebars would be on the market after only seven contested races…
"Sam has won races in Moto2, he deserves to be given time to prove himself", indignant Lowes teammate Aleix Espargaro, also surprised that the crest of Noale so quickly sends his new recruit. . It should also be noted that another driver would be in negotiations with Aprilia: the British Cal Crutchlow, distant 11th at 28.3 seconds of this GP of Catalonia on the Honda-LCR !
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