Suzuki MotoGP boss Brivio pumped with performance

Suzuki MotoGP boss pumped for more podiums

Davide Brivio, Suzuki MotoGP Team Manager reflects on their success at Aragon and looks forward to more good results in Thailand this weekend.

Davide Brivio

“The other important thing apart from the podium at the race in Motorland was that we could fight at the front with both bikes and both riders finishing in good positions, facing the leading riders for a large portion of the race, and the fact that they couldn’t escape and we could keep their pace and stay close until the end – that has been a great achievement for us.

MotoGP Aragon Rins GP AN — Alex Rins and Iannone chase the leaders at Aragon – AJRN Image

“Actually, Andrea was able to overtake them at a certain point, but he couldn’t hold on to the first position. Anyway, we are delighted with the performance of the riders, the bike, and the team.

MotoGP Aragon Iannone GP AN — Andrea Iannone – Aragon MotoGP 2018 – AJRN Image

“As many people know, and as I mentioned above, from next season on we will compete under the same regulations as everybody else, with seven engines and limited testing time. We are very happy because this is where we wanted to be and how we wanted to fight.

“Sincerely, we are very excited for the rest of the season and also because we are visiting some circuits that really suit the Suzuki well. Especially I think Phillip Island, also Motegi last year was not so bad for us, even if we had to deal with the rain. There is Sepang as well, where we used to have good performance. So let’s see what is going on in the coming races, but we are travelling to those circuits trying to continue with this positive trend and stay close to the top.

MotoGP Aragaon Rnd Dovi G — Iannone and Rins chase Dovizioso and Marquez at Aragon – AJRN Image

“The first one in Thailand is a question mark for everybody because it’s going to be the first race in Buriram at Chang International Circuit for MotoGP. During the winter we had a very good test there, especially with Alex, so we will try to reconfirm our good feelings on that track.

MotoGP Aragaon Rnd andrea iannoner — Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins – Aragon MotoGP 2018 – Round 14

“Now our target remains the same for the whole season. Our job is to take advantage of any possibilities that might come to try and get onto the podium. This is what we have been doing for a few races now. We did it in Misano when Alex finished in 4th and then again in Aragon with our riders finishing 3rd and 4th. So, this is our target, and let’s hope for some more podiums before the end of the season!”

MotoGP Aragon Mich Marquez Rins Iannone Pedrosa — MotoGP 2018 – Round 14 – Aragon – Marquez, Rins, Iannone

MotoGP Championship Points – Aragon 2018
Pos	Rider	Team	Points
1.	Marquez Marc	Repsol Honda Team	246
2.	Dovizioso Andrea	Ducati Team	174
3.	Rossi Valentino	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	159
4.	Lorenzo Jorge	Ducati Team	130
5.	Vinales Maverick	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	130
6.	Crutchlow Cal	LCR Honda	119
7.	Petrucci Danilo	Alma Pramac Racing	119
8.	Zarco Johann	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	112
9.	Iannone Andrea	Team Suzuki Ecstar	108
10.	Rins Alex	Team Suzuki Ecstar	92
11.	Pedrosa Dani	Repsol Honda Team	87
12.	Miller Jack	Alma Pramac Racing	68
13.	Bautista Alvaro	Angel Nieto Team	64
14.	Rabat Tito	Reale Avintia Racing	35
15.	Espargaro Pol	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	32
16.	Morbidelli Franco	Marc VDS Racing Team	31
17.	Espargaro Aleix	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	29
18.	Syahrin Hafizh	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	24
19.	Smith Bradley	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	18
20.	Nakagami Takaaki	LCR Honda	18
21.	Redding Scott	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	12
22.	Kallio Mika	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	6
23.	Abraham Karel	Angel Nieto Team	5
24.	Pirro Michele	Ducati Team	1
25.	Luthi Thomas	Marc VDS Racing Team	0
26.	Bradl Stefan	Honda Racing Corporation	0

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