A long-haul flight has taken Andrea Iannone to Japan, where the MotoGP Championship is about to begin a series of three consecutive races before reaching its culmination in the final round at Valencia.
With only four races to the end of the season, the MotegiGP is a very exciting race for Suzuki. It is located very close to the company's headquarter in Hamamatsu, making this GP the home race for many people working for the MotoGP project.
โThe Japan GP will be thrilling for all of us as it is the home race for Suzuki. We are expecting many engineers to join us at the circuit, and it will be interesting to meet all the people that develop the bike that I ride every weekend,โ Iannone said.
โIt is a chance to speak directly with them and I also believe they will be happy to see their GSX-RR racing live. The circuit itself looks to be a good one for us, on paper. We are making real progress lately with the development and hopefully we will have a positive race. I would really like to have a good race to reward them for all their efforts.โ
After a tough race weekend in Aragon, the Team settled in for two additional test days that allowed riders and engineers to collect important data and racing information. The work was split into two main objectives, what can be derived for next yearยดs development and the important insight that can be immediately and directly applied for improvement in these last races.
The GP in Japan will be raced at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit, a track that proved to be a positive one for the GSX-RR last year and very much enjoyed by both Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins. It is a modern facility located within the vast natural beauty of the northern Kanto district.
It consists of a 2.4 km (1.5 mile) oval โ meant to present American motorsport culture to the country โ and a 4.8 km (2.9 mile) road course, where the MotoGPโข race will take place over a total distance of 24 laps (115.2 km - 71.5 miles). The track the riders will be rocketing around holds six left-hand corners and eight right-hand ones.
