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Fighting talk from Voltcom Suzuki’s De Puniet

Voltcom Suzuki’s Randy De Puniet has had a sideways pop at team-mate Alex Lowes, saying that as soon as the bike’s problems are sorted out, he intends to finish in front of the youngster.

Lowes has consistently outperformed the former MotoGP star and replaced him in the Yoshimiura Suzuki team for the Suzuki Eight-Hours this year but De Puniet reckons he is the one who will be in front sooner rather than later.

Both Lowes and De Puniet have had to adapt to a new Magneti Marelli electronics system installed before the Aragon round and there are still big problems to be ironed out and a lack of testing time and resource isn’t helping.

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"We are the only two riders working on its development. Glen Richards, who used to race in BSB, is helping us by preparing some of the work, but he spends very little time on track. I know what I’m talking about because I spent a year and a half working on the Magneti Marelli unit for the Suzuki GSX-RR,” said the Frenchman.

“We did hundreds of laps and spent hours riding to finally have something that was working properly for the beginning of the 2015 season. That’s why I can tell you that, starting to work on a new electronic system mid-season, without any solid basis and with two riders and only race weekends available to work on-track, is very difficult. We’re making some progress but not fast enough compared to the other manufacturers.

“We’re in a difficult situation and we’re trying to improve the bike, giving the team as much useful information as we can, without withholding anything from any of the two sides. He’s a very good Superbike rider, still at the beginning of his career and able to ride at front. When our bike is working properly, we’ll see which of the two will be ahead.”

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