Team SUZUKI ECSTAR heads to Italy for the sixth round of the Championship at the Circuit of Mugello this weekend, historically an exciting MotoGP䋢 race for the thousands of enthusiastic and passionate fans crowding the green hillsides surrounding the circuit.
Maverick Vi̱ales arrives in Italy carrying the emotions of the previous race at Le Mans in France, where less than two weeks ago he scored his first MotoGP‰ã¢ podium aboard the GSX-RR; Suzuki‰Ûªs first since the team‰Ûªs full-time return to the World Championship last season.
The race showed the potential of both Vi̱ales and also the machine, and where his crew were able to recover from a bad start to the weekend and deliver a more suitable bike. The event also left Aleix EspargarÌ_ with positive feelings as he managed to improve consistently during the weekend and only an issue with the front tyre in the race prevented him scoring a top-six result.
‰ÛÏI can still feel the emotions of 10 days ago in France, the first podium both for me and Suzuki was unbelievable and gave me even more motivation." Vinales said. "The weekend hadn‰Ûªt been easy at all, we struggled to find a good balance and efficiency, but finally with my crew, we found a new set-up for Sunday that allowed me to find some more confidence.
"It‰Ûªs a good feeling, we keep on progressing day after day and this is a good reassurance. Of course we still need to work hard, we have so much potential to be exploited and we must stay focused. Mugello is a very nice track, so fast and technical, it should suit our characteristics. We have seen that by working hard we can fight and be close to the top; and this is still our objective.‰Û
