Suzuki won the 2020 riders&rsquo; title with Joan Mir, who put together an incredibly consistent season. The young Majorcan was supported by crew chief Frankie Carchedi who admits: &ldquo;I knew he had something special from the first time I saw him&rdquo;.  With the winter break now almost over, teams and riders will soon return to the track at Losail, in Qatar, with testing set to kick off on 6 March. Looking back at his first meeting with Mir, Carchedi recalls: &ldquo;We knew we had options with him, even though there were areas in which to work. We told him and he prepared very well for the championship. He hasn&rsquo;t changed since that first day, he knew what he wanted. Not everyone believed in him, but we did&rdquo;.  Everyone is wondering how much of a bearing Davide Brivio&rsquo;s absence will have on the team&rsquo;s work and Carchedi comments: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to say for now. We&rsquo;ve always had a strong relationship with Japan. Now Davide&rsquo;s gone, we&rsquo;ll work a lot more with Sahara and everything&rsquo;s going well so far&rdquo;.  The strengths   Back to Mir, and the characteristics he has improved upon since his debut three years ago. One in particular stands out to Carchedi: &ldquo;Braking is his strength. He&rsquo;s able to brake in a way that other riders cannot, so although he&rsquo;s braking at the same point, he does it with less pressure&rdquo;. Over the years, he has matured too: &ldquo;At first, everything was fine for him but then he realised he could develop the bike to make it more comfortable. He&rsquo;s also taken a step forward with the electronics and can be a more rounded rider this season&rdquo;.  One thing he does need to work on is qualifying: &ldquo;And also the first laps of the race, to make his life easier. He has great potential and can improve, just as other riders have, Miller for example&rdquo;.  The atmosphere in the Hamamatsu garage is healthy and Carchedi explains: &ldquo;At&nbsp;Suzuki we don&rsquo;t have a number 1 and a number 2, we&rsquo;re a small manufacturer. If Mir wins the title, I&rsquo;m happy but I&rsquo;m also happy if Rins wins. Davide taught us this. We want to see both riders fighting at the front&rdquo;.  Translated by Heather Watson  Mir: &ldquo;Marquez? I wouldn&#39;t be surprised if he&#39;s immediately fighting to win&rdquo; 

<p>The world champion&rsquo;s crew chief talks about his relationship with the rider, his strengths, and the team&#39;s approach, post-Brivio</p> 

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