Covid infections made Suzuki more difficult on the second test day

Behind Joan Mir and his team is another test day in Mandalika. This was a bit more stressful today due to the lack of staff due to the positive Covid tests. Despite the mentioned problems, the Spaniard was satisfied with what he achieved today. After successful days in Sepang, Suzuki today focused on the operation of electronics on the motorcycle. Despite the absences due to infections, they managed to fulfill most of what was planned.

"It is a very busy day for us. Quite a few people were missing in the garage due to a positive test. Given that we don’t have a lot of staff in the garage, we were very familiar with this. If only one is missing, it immediately means more work for the others. There were quite a few individuals in charge of electronics missing. This was an area in which we wanted to work intensively today, as we still have some problems here. "

“Despite all the circumstances, we managed to fix some things, which I am very pleased with. The team has done a tremendous amount of work to make this problem much smaller now. The feeling on the motorcycle is very encouraging. ”

“Every test day is extremely important, we must not afford to waste valuable time. There are fewer test days every year. It seems like five days is a lot, but they pass very quickly. Most of our work is behind us, but in the MotoGP class, the little things decide, so there is always room for improvement, even if it is so small, it may be the key to success in the end. ”

Suzuki satisfied with the course of testing

Nonetheless, testing seems to be very encouraging behind the 2020 world champion. He was fast on two very different tracks. However, Suzuki also seems to have taken a step forward in achieving a fast lap time.

“Already at the end of last season, we took a small step towards being fast on one lap. This year, with more power to the powertrain, this will be a little easier. Every part of the motorcycle is better than last year, so we can optimistically expect a new season. ”