2021 MotoGP Team Preview: Team SUZUKI ECSTAR

The 2021 season marks Suzuki’s seventh season back in the FIM’s premier championship. 2020 was a fantastic season for Suzuki, as 2020 became the year of Suzuki, winning the World title for the rider and the Team.Joan Mir put together a sensational season, showing consistency and maturity throughout the year to be crowned MotoGP World Champion and put Suzuki back in the spotlight after 20 years. Coupled with Alex Rins’ impressive form, 2020 was truly the ‘comeback’ year for Suzuki - a feat made even more special as the factory celebrated its 100th anniversary since their founding, and 60 years in racing.Since 2019 the rider combination has remained the same, with 2020 World Champion Joan Mir and Alex Rins. The Spanish pairing has a wealth of experience on Team Suzuki Ecstar’s GSX-RR machinery, and both have proven to be top contenders. Mir ended the 2020 season sensationally as World Champion after a string of impressive performances and he heads into 2021 as the man to beat, while Rins finished close behind in third place overall after fighting back during a season marred by injury. Rins will be hoping he can make the next step up to make it back-to-back Suzuki titles in 2021.Team Suzuki Ecstar will run the GSX-RR in its latest livery, which includes new sponsorship from global drinks giant Monster Energy. The machine has developed and become stronger in recent years due to the hard work and expertise behind the scenes at Suzuki Motor Corporation in Japan and, despite a development freeze for all manufacturers in 2021, Team Suzuki Ecstar are confident in the bike and its ability to perform and also be improved upon. The aim will be to build on the success achieved in 2020 with sights focused on the podium places and defending the title this year.