SUZUKI SATISFIED AS 2022 SEASON KICKS OFF IN SEPANG

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 5. Alex Rins: 3rd – 1’58.471 (+ 0.100)Joan Mir: 7th – 1’59.067 (+ 0.696)Sylvain Guintoli: 26th – 2’01.390 (+ 3.019) A day after Team Suzuki Ecstar launched their stylish 2022 GSX-RR it was time to put it to the test at the scorching Sepang International Circuit. With this being the first time that Joan Mir and Alex Rins had taken to the track since the last test in Jerez in November, there were plenty of new things to try, as well as fine-tuning parts already tried. The engine received some further improvements over the winter, and early feedback from the riders on this finalised version was very positive. It was necessary, with this new engine in the bike, to adapt and adjust several other parts such as chassis, swingarm, and electronics. Team Suzuki Ecstar also brought a new version of the ride height adjuster first seen last season. Overall, Mir and Rins felt satisfied with the work done on the first day, especially as they both placed close to the top time. Rins completed a whopping 72 laps – the highest number of any rider – taking time to feel the improvements in the

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SUZUKI FINDS POSITIVES FROM FRENCH GP DESPITE DOUBLE DNF

SHARK GRAND PRIX DE FRANCEMotoGP Race Classification: Joan Mir: DNFAlex Rins: DNF Round 5 of the MotoGP™ World Championship in Le Mans was always going to be one of the most unpredictable and dramatic races of the season with extremely unsettled weather dominating proceedings from Friday morning onwards, and for Team Suzuki Ecstar it was a weekend to forget. The 27 lap race was declared dry before the start despite dark clouds closing in, and the entire field, including Team Suzuki Ecstar’s riders, opted for soft-soft slick tyres. Alex Rins got off to a flying start from his 15th place grid spot, placing himself ninth into the first corners and quickly getting up to sixth by the end of Lap 1. Fighting hard and demonstrating excellent pace, Rins had worked his way into fifth on the second lap of the race. Similarly, Joan Mir was up into eighth place after a great pass at the chicane on the third lap. On the fourth lap of the race, just as Rins worked his way into a superb third place, the clouds broke and heavy rain began to fall around the Bugatti Circuit. In this intense and dangerous situation, coming into change

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