WSBK 2016: Guintoli ready to take up the challenge of Magny-Cours
The French World Superbike event is being held this weekend on the Nevers Magny-Cours circuit (58)! Within the official Yamaha Pata Crescent team, Sylvain Guintoli is particularly motivated: back in top form, the n ° 50 wishes to offer new podiums to his fans…
Injured following his big fall in the Superpole at Imola, Sylvain Guintoli put an end to five months of convalescence on the occasion of the return of the World Superbike in Germany, two short weeks ago (read our). Encouraging, his fifth place in a soggy Lausitzring did not satisfy him, however….
"The bike worked very well under braking and entering a corner, the chassis was very good. However, I had trouble exiting the corners," he confirmed on the official WorldSBK website (read). "Fifth is good, but I think it should have been a lot better. So in the end, I’m not very happy," Sylvain concluded..
This weekend therefore, the Yamaha rider – for three more events – will try to bring his R1 closer to the ZX-10R and Panigale against which he had succeeded in battling last year at the controls of his Fireblade n ° 1. As a reminder, our compatriot took advantage of the delicate conditions of the to climb on a seventh French podium … in eight races !
“Magny-Cours is my home race, an event that I always look forward to!” Points out our 2014 WSBK champion, the only representative of France in World Superbike at the end of the season (read it). "I have been on many podiums here so I am always very happy to come back and race in front of the French public. His support over the years has been fantastic and always motivates me," he said..
"The weather can be capricious at this time of year but I like the track, wet or dry", notes at the same time "Mister Guinters" who has moreover "made a solid comeback in WorldSBK in Lausitz, despite the conditions. ". Three days before the Superpole and the first French race, our favorite n ° 50 promises that he will continue to attack on the demanding Nivernais circuit. !
Sylvain’s teammate, Alex Lowes, is also delighted to come back to France: "apart from the fact that I have never raced there in the dry, Magny-Cours is a track that I really like". A good point for the n ° 22 who is about to participate in his sixth racing weekend in a row: three in WSBK and three in MotoGP as a! But when we love…
"I always feel like you can go faster here, but trying to do it is very difficult because it is not an easy circuit at all, and it can be difficult to find a good setting," admits the English driver who will also have to deal with his left foot this weekend injured in FP3 last week at the Grand Prix of Aragon…
Sam’s twin brother analyzes the challenge of the French route in more detail: "the hardest part are the two big chicanes in the middle of the route, because making the bike agile and easy to maneuver makes it unstable in the fast first sector ". A hell of a challenge, therefore, that the Blues are ready to take up, our Guinto in mind, and that MNC will follow almost live all weekend: stay connected !
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