Rizla Suzuki with plenty to go on from Brno test

The MotoGP team conducted a successful day’s work on the Monday with Loris Capirossi, Álvaro Bautista and Sylvain Guintoli putting the GSV-R through its paces.

Rizla Suzuki completed most of its full test programme and acquired a large amount of data from the Monday’s test at the Brno circuit before rain brought the day’s proceedings to a premature end.

Loris Capirossi and Álvaro Bautista were joined at the Czech Republic track by Suzuki WSBK rider Sylvain Guintoli, who was called up to provide cover for the test if Bautista was unable to participate following his huge crash in the Saturday’s practice.

Capirossi and Bautista were able to test many new and revised parts for the Suzuki GSV-R including two new chassis, new Öhlins forks and updated engine management programmes. Guintoli was able to complete three runs to get some data for his riding style early in the morning. The talented Frenchman was then scheduled to do a longer test run in the afternoon, but the rain intervened and ruined any chance he had of assisting with the further evaluation of the GSV-R.

Rizla Suzuki will now assess the information from the test and hopefully be able to make some important steps and the decisive changes in time for the next round of the season at Indianapolis in America on Sunday 29th August.