Binder was originally slotted to replace Hafizh Syahrin at Red Bull KTM Tech3. "We had an idea to do this for 2022 and this is still on the table," said Brivio. Part two of Motorsport Week’s 2020 MotoGP season review will tell the tale of Suzuki, the underdog manufacturer that got all its ducks in a row on its way to commanding riders and teams title successes. Riders & Team for 2020 MotoGP Grid!What is your favorite RIDER? October 19th 2020 Suzuki’s GSX-RR may be down on top speed at Aragon but the bike is the current master of Michelin’s MotoGP tyres. We’re very happy because we achieved our target. Tsuda made his debut in MotoGP in 2017, replacing the injured Alex Rins in Jerez. Our target is to have two of our riders in that top group.". Alex Rins – Ecstar Suzuki. "In the same time, Alex came to us and said ‘I would like to stay, I would like to continue with Suzuki. Traffic seems to really bother Vinales who barley managed a … Six races left and the battle for the 2020 world championship is turning into a Suzuki versus Yamaha duel. Point of view: 176cm, Nationality: SPANISH "I'm so happy to stay with Suzuki for two more years" 20/04/2020, Alex Rins was confirmed to stay with the Suzuki Ecstar team until at least the end of 2022. All rider photos sourced from MotoGP.com. Joan Mir believes Suzuki "is a contender" in the 2020 MotoGP title race despite having only scored one podium finish from the first five races. The other Team SUZUKI ECSTAR test rider is Takuya Tsuda (Japan, 1984), a very popular rider in the All-Japan Championship. Which is a bit of a novelty. The last time that happened was before most of today’s MotoGP riders were out of nappies. 6 Feb 2020 The Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP team launches its 2020 GSX-RR and livery with help from Alex Rins and Joan Mir. 2020 European MotoGP Results Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) is now a MotoGP race winner. Andrea Iannone . While 2020 sucked in so many other ways, the racing was more exciting and unpredictable with Marquez just watching. First of all, I have to say that last year around this time I went to Japan to have a meeting and already by then with our management we discussed what the plan was with regard to the renewals. Ducati Team. Age: 36 Mir is the 10th rider in history to win a title with Suzuki considering all categories, and the 7th in the 500cc/MotoGP class. Over the last few months, I had chats with other riders’ managers but that’s quite normal, our paddock is a small community. gallery. Age: 35 Of course, we must continue to provide a competitive bike otherwise he’ll look elsewhere. Just when you think an already unpredictable 2020 MotoGP World Championship was just starting to balance out, Mother Nature throws a curveball and skittles all of those predictions away again. "Signing a four-year agreement surprised everyone. The Italian has been present in the MotoGP World Championship paddock for more than 20 years and has been involved with Suzuki since 2013. The Suzuki riders seemed to preserve theirs better. The 2020 MotoGP™ season began at Ricardo Tormo circuit today with the opening day of testing where Team SUZUKI ECSTAR used the time to focus mainly on the 2020 specification engine, as well as trying some electronics settings and general set-up tweaks. Meanwhile, the Japanese factory's "target" since the middle of 2019 has been to extend the contracts of both Alex Rins and Joan Mir for a further two years. Plus, after impressing during his rookie year and amid rumoured interest from Ducati, Mir officially announced he would remain with Suzuki a fortnight ago. We’ll continue working on it though. Of course, our intentions are to keep Joan and Alex for as long as we possibly can. Joan has the potential to reach that level. "For the moment, we’ve been concentrating on discussing the riders agreements but now I think we’ll let the top management focus on more important company issues and then in a few weeks or a few months maybe we’ll try to have this discussion again and see what the situation is and what their intentions are. "Then on Joan, we also spoke with him in the middle of last year and we said ‘look, we’re happy, we would like to continue and we want to make together a long-term project’. #blog #stories. Sylvain Guintoli (France, 1982) arrived in Team SUZUKI ECSTAR at the beginning of 2017 as a replacement rider for Alex Rins, who was injured at COTA during the American GP held there. Tsuda made his debut in MotoGP in 2017, replacing the injured Alex Rins in Jerez. Exclusive interviews, historic races and so much more fantastic content: this is, Suzuki confirms the renewal of Joan Mir for 2021 and 2022, Alex Rins and Suzuki extend their partnership for two years. SUZUKI’S ONLINE PODIUM. His seat was taken by 2016 Moto3 champion Brad Binder, who moved up to MotoGP from KTM's Moto2 program. Thanks to his fifth podium in seven races, Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) is the new 2020 MotoGP™ World Championship leader. So maybe that would’ve been more difficult to discuss and try to explain. "Because Alex, to be very honest, showed interest to remain with us about twelve months ago. Monster Energy Yamaha. It’s difficult to say now, we have to wait and see. It's a subject that has been the topic of much debate over the years as Suzuki's competitiveness continues to grow. Findlay rode the motorcycle to victory in the 1971 Ulster Grand Prix marking the first victory for a Suzuki motorcycle in the premier 500cc class, as well as the first-ever 500cc class victory for a motorcycle powered by a two stroke engine. He gives his thoughts on the future. "The negotiations were quite easy," said Brivio, when explaining how both deals came about. We can expect to see the bike on track at the Sepang test on February 7. Joan Mir believes Suzuki 'is a contender' in the 2020 MotoGP title race despite having only scored one podium finish from the first five races. I want to see the signature first! During 2019, you think about the 2020 season and then when 2020 is about to start you can state talking about 2021, things like that. Suzuki have unveiled a brand-new colour scheme ahead of the 2020 MotoGP season. Both Yamaha and Suzuki had a very, very promising preseason and – arguably – went into the scheduled Qatar opener as favourites. The 2020 Suzuki GSX-RR MotoGP bike was launched today. The 2020 Suzuki Ecstar Team presentation was held in Sepang. I think I was well informed and was ready to react in case of any problems.". Alex Rins will remain an official MotoGP™ rider for Suzuki for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Alex has already shown he can win races, he’s within the top riders in MotoGP. So, we could exercise an option with Joan, so we were a little bit more relaxed with him to be honest because we had an option we could exercise. This new MotoGP livery has been designed to commemorates Suzuki’s 100th anniversary that was on March 15th, 2020. That’s why I always said to you for many months: 'we want to keep them, I think they want to stay and I hope it will happen’. This year seems to be going in the same direction, already two exciting races! Top Suzuki rider Joan Mir may only be eighth in the MotoGP standings, but he hails the 2020 GSX-RR as a 'great bike... for sure a contender for the title'. Felt bad for Zarco and Dovi who crashed out in the second corner of the first lap due to a rider losing it in front of them who managed to stay up. With the negotiations are straight forward as they were then, was a 'Marc Marquez style' four-year deal ever spoken about or considered? Unveiled last weekend, the Team Suzuki Ecstar edition Raider R150 takes inspiration from the 2020 GSX-RR MotoGP race bike. In 1971, Grand Prix racer Jack Findlay and his business partner Daniele Fontana constructed a racing motorcycle using a Suzuki T series engine with a chassis of their own design. The motorcycle features a new colour scheme, makes over 240 hp and has a weight of 157 kg. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Point of view: 179cm, Nationality: JAPANESE Cal Crutchlow. Aprilia Racing Team Gresini . "We never had to talk with anyone else. Suzuki team boss Davide Brivio says the marque felt no added pressure in its 2020 title-winning season when its rivals repeatedly branded its MotoGP bike 'perfect' Point of view: 181cm, Nationality: FRENCH Presence: 68kg Nationality: Japanese, Title: Technical Manager Age: 24 SUZUKI EXTENDS AGREEMENT WITH DORNA TO COMPETE IN MOTOGP AGREEMENT RENEWAL. © 2016 Dorna Sports SL. If you’re happy, we can sign the agreement now’. Feels like we're off to a similar start for the 2021 season. The elegant combination of the … The Suzuki rider was perfect in the Gran Premio de Europa to make his first visit to the top step in the premier class, putting one hand on the crown in the process as he stretches his advantage in the Championship to 37 points. Later in his career, Guintoli became a test rider in MotoGP for several teams, and in 2007 he was able to achieve his dream of a full-time MotoGP World Championship ride. Mir, with new Öhlins shock, leads Morbidelli and Quartararo, without the new shock Nationality: SPANISH Point of view: 171cm, Title: MotoGP Project Leader and SMC Racing Group Manager All rights reserved. ALEX RINS SPA TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI MotoGP GP Michelin de Aragon 2020 (Circuit Motorland Aragon) 16-18.10.2020 photo: MICHELIN 2020 Le Mans MotoGP | Rider Conference | Stats ... this is the first time there are two Suzuki riders on a MotoGP podium since Misano in 2007 with Chris Vermeulen and John Hopkins. We were happy to do that, but it was a little bit more complicated because how our company works is that we needed to go to our President in May, June, July 2019 and say we have to sign an agreement for 2021. Danilo Petrucci . Suzuki’s more experienced rider narrowly … special-features. Presence: 62kg Presence: 71kg Alex Rins. I was more or less aware of what was happening, however, with Marquez staying, Quartararo renewing with Yamaha, Viñales wanting to stay but also having Ducati. Brivio explained that, although he's extremely keen on continuing the "long-term project" he's building with both Mir and Rins, the idea was never considered. So, we were happy with both of them and we didn’t see any reason to change and we also thought that stability would pay off in the future. Suzuki engine is a 1000cc inline four-cylinder with four valves per cylinder, water-cooled, 4 Stroke DOHC (double overhead camshaft). The Frenchman, a very experienced rider throughout different motorcycling categories, replaced the Spaniard, who was a rookie at that time, for three races. Age: 22 Nationality: Japanese. The 2020 Riders’ World Championship is the 16th title for Suzuki and the 2nd for Joan Mir, after his crown in the Moto3 class in 2017. After a brief stint in the British Superbike Championship (BSB), in which he suffered a serious accident that took him away from the races for a while, Sylvain began his career in the World Superbike Championship, where he won the crown in 2014. Aleix Espargaro . 2020 MotoGP Teams and Riders. It develops a maximum output … Interestingly, though, Brivio admitted that Suzuki's racing department is continuing to focus on their expansion to having four GSX-RRs on the MotoGP™ grid from 2022 onwards now that both of their talented Spaniards have been tied down for the foreseeable future. Despite scoring zero points in the opening round of the 2020 MotoGP season, Suzuki eventually established the speed and consistency that would carry them to the riders… SUZUKI’S ONLINE PODIUM How O'Kane, Rainato, and Carchedi tamed technology and the podium. He was probably right, given by what can happen, but he wanted to go step-by-step. We were all happy to keep Alex. Joan Mir 2020 marks Suzuki’s 60th year in racing, a milestone which will be celebrated with the team’s brand-new colour scheme. The Frenchman began his career on the world scene in the 90s, where he took part in the small categories, before becoming French Superbike Champion in 2000. #special-features. Andrea Dovizioso . Tsuda, who has participated several times in the Suzuka 8 Hours, also tests the GSX-RR during some parts of the season. Of course, we had a year ahead, but I wanted to try understand if we had an opinion. In 2019, apart from continuing his collaboration with the team to help the development of the GSX-RR, he will take part in three races as a Team SUZUKI ECSTAR wildcard. Magazine. The other Team SUZUKI ECSTAR test rider is Takuya Tsuda (Japan, 1984), a very popular rider in the All-Japan Championship. ... Suzuki SV650 Riders Forum. Hear his thoughts about the contract renewal. "We never really had a Plan B or any thoughts of replacing our riders. The 2017 Moto3 world champion beat Pramac's Jack Miller to second in the Austrian Grand Prix last month to register his first podium in the premier class and the first for Suzuki in 2020. Pramac Ducati: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati contract, end of 2020) Jack Miller (Ducati contract, end … Team Suzuki Press Office - Thursday, January 7th After 8 years at the helm of Team Suzuki Ecstar in the role of Team Manager, Davide Brivio and Suzuki have announced an end to their collaboration. Suzuki Ecstar Team Manager Davide Brivio says plans for the Hamamatsu factory to introduce a satellite team into MotoGP™ for 2022 are "still on the table" despite the current COVID-19 crisis. ... MotoGP™ RIDERS PREDICT THE 2020 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 5 . Takaaki Nakagami. Presence: 68kg However, with the previously explained Mir contract clause at his disposal, Brivio explained he never had to look towards any back-up options. October 19th 2020 Öhlins’ top-secret BDB50 shock locked out the podium at the 2020 MotoGP Aragon GP, so how come most Yamaha and Ducati riders aren’t using it? For us, it’s still open and a project we’re still working on. Last years motogp was outstanding! From that moment on he also began a new role in the team as Test Rider. We’re used to signing two-year deals. Alex has said to us many times that he wants a long career with Suzuki. ", "We have a great base for the championship" 20/04/2020, Joan Mir explains how he's getting by in confinement, the Virtual Race and his high hopes for Suzuki Ecstar once the season starts. As part of the build-up towards … Our target now is to have two riders inside the top five, top six of the Championship whether that’s first, second, third, etc. Plus Fabio Quartararo’s pressure disaster and Alex Marquez’s insight into the mysteries of Honda’s RC213V Rins wins: the Suzuki rider and crossed-up team-mate Mir lead second-placed Marquez at Aragon Now a two-time premier class race winner,  Rins' deal was officially announced just over a month ago. At the end of that discussion, we were all happy to continue with Rins and Mir for 2021 and 2022, this was one year ago so it was our target, our idea. Team Suzuki Ecstar . Finally, at any stage did Suzuki have to consider a Plan B? Championship Position – Third. #Portuguese GP - Race Day. "With Alex, we got his verbal commitment then it took a long-time to get the official signature off top management on the contract, but it was just bureaucratic but I’m the first person where until I see that signature on the paper, I’m not sure. But because our target was Alex and Joan, we didn’t need to start negotiations with anyone else. LCR Honda. ", Mir: "Suzuki and I are improving and growing up together" 07/05/2020, The Spanish rider thanks his team for their confidence in him as he signs for two more years. That appearance is his only race in the reigning class category thus far. He then competed for several seasons in the 250cc World Championship. During an online debrief on Monday, the experienced team boss touched on a whole host of subjects including the recent renewals of both Alex Rins and Joan Mir for 2021 and 2022. Reactions: Bastak. Zarco was originally contracted through the end of 2020. I hope to sign another two-year agreement for 2023 and 2024 with Joan and Alex, I’d be happy to do that. It’s something our racing department still wants to do but, of course, we have to go through the approval of top management. But in our mind with Alex, we were already agreed. There were no problems that stopped us signing a long-term contract, I’m afraid for our company to sign a four-year contract is something a little special. So, we had to wait for the right time according to our company procedure. Joan always showed his interest to stay and to be honest, he was a little bit easier because we had an option. Tsuda, who has participated several times in the Suzuka 8 Hours, also tests the GSX-RR during some parts of the season. Maybe they’ll ask, ‘what’s the situation with your riders’, I actually got that question many times, I said, ‘our target is Joan and Alex’ and they’ll say ‘OK, keep me informed’. 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