Rizla Suzuki MotoGP looking for more of the same
 Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP is on its way to Le Mans in France, looking
to emulate the result achieved by Chris Vermeulen last season.
Vermeulen stormed to his maiden Grand Prix victory at the
famous French circuit, a result that also gave Suzuki its
first-ever victory in MotoGP since the introduction of the
four-stroke regulations.
Loris Capirossi will be planning to continue with the impressive
race form he has shown this season since joining Suzuki. The
Italian racer also tasted recent podium success at the French
track when he finished second in 2006.
The historic Le Mans circuit has had some modifications to
the layout in readiness for the next round of the MotoGP World
Championship. The alterations have been made to improve safety
over the revised new lap length of 4,185m. Le Mans will still
retain its unique character as the most ‘stop-and-go’
circuit on the calendar, with hard braking points, slow corners
and one turn taken flat-out in top-gear. It is certainly one
of the most physically demanding tracks used in MotoGP.
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP takes to the track on Friday 16th May
for two free practice sessions, followed by another 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).
Chris Vermeulen:
“I am looking forward to getting to Le Mans, not just
because of the good memories of my first MotoGP win there,
but because we need to get back on the bike and try to get
the GSV-R as competitive as it can be. I was really disappointed
after Shanghai, but I know the Suzuki staff have been working
hard to find out the cause of the problem and I’m sure
that won’t happen again. The results we are getting
are not what we all deserve for all the hard work that we
are putting in, maybe we just need that bit of luck to go
our way - so what better place than Le Mans for that to happen."
Loris Capirossi:
“The performance at Shanghai showed that we are close
to the front guys now and the GSV-R is becoming more and more
competitive at each event. Both Chris and I could have had
much better results but for my mistake and the problems that
we had in the race. I believe the bike is very capable of
running at the front and we need to start getting the positions
that we want. Everybody at Suzuki is working so hard to make
it happen and I want to be part of it!”
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