Santiago Hernández Alcaraz, born in Barcelona in 1975, has witnessed an irresistible offer passing before his eyes. A perfect stranger to television viewers and motorcycle racing fans. But within the paddock, he has been one of Valentino Rossi’s trusted men during this season. Santi, Showa suspension technician with HRC and Valentino, has declined the offer made by the Italian genius to join the Yamaha team.
endless list of favorite motorsports friendships - santi hernandez & marc marquez
"It's easy to explain why I insisted on Santi: we speak the same language when it comes to tuning the bike. With Santi, I know that I'm going to get what I need on the technical side to ride the way I want. We are inseparable now after all these years together, but it was already clear how compatible we were and how well we complemented each other back in Moto2."
i have just decided that delulu is the only solulu ever and that i will just pretend that marc successfully smuggles santi into the gresini garage next year thank you that‘s all