Interview Meliand and Saulnier (SERT): Suzuki at the top and GSX-R1000 compe-client

Site took advantage of the 2020 FFMoto conference to interview the former SERT chief, Dominique Meliand (15 times EWC champion) and the new one, Damien Saulnier (2020 champion!). He tells us about them … and their GSX-R1000 which leaves the Suzuki catalog, but not the competition.

Sixteen times motorcycle endurance world champion under the leadership of its founder Dominique Meliand, the SERT team has just won a 16th world title in 2020, this time with Damien Saulnier, former boss of the Suzuki Junior Team Le Mans team. South … MNC therefore met the two friends during the 2020 press conference of the FFM.

Was the handover between Dominique Meliand and Damien Saulnier won in advance? What do they think they have in common? What sets them apart? What future for the GSX-R1000, which leaves Suzuki dealerships in 2021 but will continue to run in EWC? Here are their answers !

Interview by Matthieu BRETILLE

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