Suzuki riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales will receive long-awaited engine upgrades for their home MotoGP event at Catalunya this weekend. The new GSX-RR has shown impressive handling - and proven especially effective with the aid of the softer rear tyre in qualifying - but has often been out-gunned in a straight line during the race. Indeed, Espargaro was slower than all but the ART of Alex de Angelis last time out in Mugello, which features the fastest straight on the MotoGP calendar. “My GSX-RR has proved to be performing well during this early part of the season and my feeling is that we still didn't get the results we deserved,” Espargaro said. “In Barcelona we will get...
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