Was the main evolution focussed just on engine performance or other aspects?
“A few things: Everyone knows we had a couple of DNFs with Ken and we also had one with Tonus. These had to do with our learning curve with the bike and with hardware. We can’t make excuses for what happened but it was unlucky that Ken’s electrical problems occurred when he was on the edge of winning a GP. It was disappointing at the time and hard to cope with but we learnt a lot from it. When we knew that winning the World Title would be tricky we focussed on making the bike the best it can be and I feel that we can be quite satisfied with how the end of the season has gone.” So in theory in terms of the machinery 2011 should be easier? “Yes, we can and will work on reliability in a certain aspect of the bike. The DNFs we’ve had this year are not to do with mechanical failure or a specific part but more the package around the problem and we need to work on different components to minimise this. Overall I think this year’s motorcycle is one of the best I have worked on at Suzuki; it is
