VOLUME 58 ISSUE 32 AUGUST 10, 2021 P57
SUZUKI GETS RIDE-
HEIGHT DEVICE
Joan Mir claimed his best result of
2021—second place—which was a
consequence of Suzuki bringing a
rear ride-height device to the Red Bull
Ring. Prior to the summer break, the
GSX-RR was the only MotoGP ma-
chine that didn't feature the device that
riders engage to squat the rear of the
bike, to limit wheelies. Mir had pushed
Suzuki engineers hard to prepare it
over the summer break. "I had on my
mind before coming that if the device
is ready, I wanted to give information
and to use it," he said. "Without the
device, we are always in a disadvan-
tage. Finally, it works. So, it's true that
we need to work a bit more on it. It's
not easy at the end without testing in
Japan. It's not the same in a grand
prix. But happy because they made a
great job."
FERNANDEZ
CONFIRMED AT
TECH3 KTM
KTM bosses chose Saturday to
confirm Raul Fernandez will complete
its MotoGP lineup in 2022 with the
current Moto2 contender stepping up
to the Tech3 team alongside current
teammate Remy Gardner. The 20-year-
old Spaniard is second overall after
a sterling rookie season claiming six
podiums and three wins from his first
nine starts in the class.
VINALES & APRILIA,
TOGETHER FOR 2022?
Reports from Italian media on Saturday
confirmed Maverick Vinales has a deal
in place which will see him compete for
Aprilia in 2022. At Assen, the Catalan
sensationally decided to quit the fac-
tory Yamaha team at the close of this
Briefly...
Take a bow, young
man! Jorge Martin rode
a near flawless race for
his first MotoGP victory.
