The two Suzuki drivers prepare for the attack the Assen circuit in the Netherlands, at the last race of the championship before the summer break. Joan Mir, World Champion 2020 is current Fifth overall with 85 points behind the Ducati von Bagnaia after an unsatisfactory result at the last Sachsenring GP.
“I don’t want to raise too many expectations, we’ll try to do well for Sunday’s race over the next few days. It’s too early to talk about performance, the track should be cheap on paper but we will Training before the race “.
In your last race at Assen you were a rookie and finished eighth. Now you come back with a world title on your shoulders, what will be the main difficulty?
“It’s true, I’ve got a good result here in the past and have fond memories. I like the track, it will be fun to drive here again. I didn’t have a good feeling with the bike at the Sachsenring, so I hope to achieve good results here in Assen before the summer break. “
The track has new asphalt and it appears that track conditions make it unlikely that hard mixes will be used. Could that be an advantage?
“Fortunately, Assen is not a track that puts the tires to the test like last week at the Sachsenring, and the bike generally rides very well with medium compounds. I am optimistic, but I want to be careful and wait for the next few days to see what conditions we will drive under “.
You said you didn’t want to raise too many expectations and this season is definitely different from last year. In the last few races the Ducatis and Yamahas have shown themselves to be very competitive, at the Sachsenring people thought they had good results, but they weren’t. Will we see something else here in Assen?
“This championship taught me that in this sport it is better not to raise expectations. Ducati and especially KTM have made great strides in the development of motorcycles, so I just want to focus on being good and doing my best without the pressure that creates unnecessary expectations “.
Rins: “I think I can do well, the pain in my arm has decreased a lot”
While his teammate is careful This is not the mindset of Alex Rins eager to get back into the game after an unfortunate series of races full of falls and an injury that temporarily limited his performance.
“My arm is still there! – joked the Spaniard – but seriously, the pain has decreased a lot, not 100%, but definitely less than at the last race. I think I can do it well, but we will do that in practice see.” in the next few days the circuit will be completely different from last week ”.
This route should favor Suzuki and the choice of tires should also be more pleasant. What chance does Suzuki have in Assen?
“Personally, I love this track, the track conditions are good and the temperatures are very different from the Sachsenring. Yes, we could have some advantages, but we will know more during the first tests tomorrow.”
What is special about this route?
“Actually, it’s not just the route, the bike paths that I ride around the route are also fantastic, I’m not kidding. The track is fast, it has fast corners and slow corners, it’s a very special track. “
After what you’ve experienced and the not-so-exciting results of the last races, how important is it to do well here before the summer break?
“Five weeks off is a long time so it would be better to enjoy it with a smile if things are going well here in Assen, maybe with a podium.”
A few weeks ago your teammate Mir complained in Barcelona that he had been left alone and that improvements to the bike from the development team were only slowly coming. Do you think the same
“Suzuki is certainly working hard on the ‘Holeshot’ machine, I don’t know exactly where they are, but I’m sure that as Japanese we want to make sure that the job is done well and that it gets the results that everyone is expecting The bike is okay anyway, the improvements will come. “
However, it has to be admitted that any race that goes without these improvements will worsen your position in the championship.
“It’s true that on some tracks the difference in bikes made a big difference, but it’s not the only determining factor in a race.”
Have you tested the Holeshot device yet?
“Not yet, but we are pretty sure that we can use it in the next race in Austria.”
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