Rizla Suzuki heads to Misano looking for more of the same
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP will be in Italy next weekend for the
San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix hoping to continue
with both its recent good run of results and to follow on
from the impressive performance there last year.
Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen have recorded consecutive
podiums between them from the last three Grands Prix, and
both riders will be looking to continue with that good run
of form on a circuit that the Suzuki GSV-R scored a double
podium in 2007.
Capirossi will be going all out to make the weekend a double
celebration as he breaks the record for most Grand prix appearances
when he takes to the track for Sunday’s race. Team-mate
Vermeulen - second at the Misano circuit last year - will
certainly be wanting to push for another podium to close the
gap on the top five in the championship. Both racers are in
good spirits and head to Italy with high hopes following a
successful two-day test after the last race at Brno, where
they made good progress with a fully comprehensive assessment
of many new parts for the ever-improving Suzuki GSV-R.
The 4,226m Misano circuit is situated just outside the city
of Rimini – probably the most well-known seaside resort
on Italy’s famous Adriatic Riviera. It is approximately
130km/s from Capirossi’s home town of Bologna, so the
popular Italian will certainly enjoy plenty of local support
at his second home GP of the season.
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP takes to the track on Friday 29th August
for two free-practice sessions, followed by a further free
session on Saturday morning and an hour of qualifying in the
afternoon. Sunday’s 28-lap race gets underway at 14.00hrs
local time (12.00hrs GMT).
Loris Capirossi:
“We had a good test at Brno and now I go to my second
home race after a podium, and after finding some really positive
things in the test that will help us for the rest of the season
and in the future. It was great for me to get a podium, but
I know we can start pushing for more and that must be the
next step! Everybody is working hard and now that I am back
to full fitness I can push as hard as possible to try to make
it happen. I am really looking forward to racing for Suzuki
so close to my home town, and I know we will see many people
in the Rizla Suzuki blue around the circuit cheering the team
on!”
Chris Vermeulen:
“I really like the Misano circuit and know that I can
go well there - as I showed last year with a second place.
We found quite a few things at Brno both during the race weekend
and certainly during the test. We were really pleased with
the results from the test and now we must translate them to
a race. I still need to keep pushing as I know I can be competitive
and my crew and Suzuki are doing everything they can to make
sure we are challenging the front guys from the start of every
weekend.”
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