Zona Motor ID, MotoGP akhir pekan ini akan digelar di sirkuit Aragon. Sirkuit ini berkarakter cepat dan mempunyai trek lurus yang panjang. Putaran sirkuitnya melawan arah jarum jam seperti Austin, Sachsenring, Phillip Island dan Valencia. Lalu bagimana dengan nasib Suzuki, apakah Suzuki akan fight di sirkuit Aragon dengan kembali pulihnya Alex Rins dari cidera, dan pada saat di Misano kemarin finish pada posisi 8 sudah menjadi prestasi baik dan mudah - mudahan akan membaik di balapan berikutnya.
Berbeda dengan Andrea Iannone yang sampai saat ini belum bisa menyatu dan belum mendapatkan setingan yang pas untuk Suzuki GSX-RR nya. Permasalahan masih berkutat pada masalah feeling pengereman dan pada saat menikung. Tetapi para teknisi dan insinyur Suzuki terus berusaha memperbaikinya dan mudah - mudahan mendapatkan hasil yang baik, sehingga memperbaiki performa dari Andrea Iannone.
Sirkuit Motorland Aragon mempunyai fasilitas modern yang direnovasi pada tahun 2010 untuk memenuhi keamanan dan standar yang diminta oleh organisasi MotoGP. Sirkuit ini dimodernisasi oleh arsitek sirkuit Jerman yang terkenal, Hermann Tilke.
Trek panjangnya 5.077km (3.16 mil) dan memiliki 17 tikungan: 10 tikungan kekiri dan tujuh tikungan kekanan. Yang terpanjang lurus adalah 968 m (3175.85 ft) dan Grand Prix akan digelar lebih dari 23 lap, yang setara dengan total panjang 116,8 km.
Davide Brivio – Team Manager
“We are getting closer to the final rush of the season and Aragon will be the penultimate round in Europe, therefore it is an important race for the search of that competitiveness we’ve been persuing since the beginning of the season. We are very happy for the progress that Alex made in the last races and the objective is to continue in this positive path. At the same time we are working hard to deliver Andrea a machine that suits his needs and gives him a better feeling to fulfil the potential that I believe he has. After the race we will stay in Aragon for a couple of days of private testing with both Alex and Andrea, to make up for the ones we missed after Misano due to the inclimit weather which only allowed Sylvain Guintoli to ride as test rider. This will give a more comprehensive amount of data and information, combining race and test. They will be very useful to well-prepare for the last four races and also looking ahead to 2018.”
Alex Rins
"We are going to Aragon at what I feel to be a good moment. Since the beginning of the season, with calm and consistency, we are becoming better able to understand the GSX-RR and also the MotoGP class. Little by little we are managing to be stronger and I hope in Aragon we will continue to grow. This will be the very first GP I can race in Spain because I was out for the injury in Jerez and Barcelona; for sure the Spanish people at the circuit will give me further enthusiasm and inspiration.”
Andrea Iannone
“I hope in Aragon we will be able to see better results than of late. The MotorLand circuit is a very nice and I have good memories from there. Although in Misano neither myself nor Alex were able to lap in the scheduled test. I know that Sylvain gave some very important feedback to the engineers. Hopefully the information will be of help for us in Aragon. I can’t wait to ride my GSX-RR again and try to improve the feeling, with the hope of a positive race to give us a push in our approach to the next three races.”
