Luca Marini confirms big Honda decision - but questions remain

Luca Marini reflects on Honda progress in Buriram

Luca Marini
Luca Marini

Honda know the exact package that they will bring to the Thailand MotoGP, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini said.

The manufacturer has settled on exactly what they will use at the season-opening round after coming to a de🤪cision in Buriram.

Marini was an impressive sixth-fastest on Day 1 of the official MotoGP teꦰst, which is at the same circuit as the first race will be.

Marini reacted: “Also in Sepang I was fast at the beginning. But then everybody madeꦰ a fantastic lap time.

“Today was important because we focused on ♕the setting.

“We tried everything, all the updates. In Sepang we were focused on what the package woꦰul⛎d be for the first race.

“Here🌺, the first place of the firs𒁃t race, we are focused on bringing out the potential of this bike.

“🍌We tried to improve the bike and it was a positive day for 💞this.”

Marini confirmed that there will no more tweaks to the H🅠ondaꦚ package before the first part of the 2025 season.

“Yes, 🍃for sure, for the first four races, the bike will be like this. We have chosen ever🌸ything,” he said.

“After the first four races, we will see what our potential ❀and ambition is.”

Luca Marini hints Honda rivals could improve

Marini ♔was not the only impressive Honda on Wed🦄nesday in Buriram.

Johann Zarco was seventh, Joan Mir was 11th.

It repreဣsents a ray of light for the manufacturer with the worst bike in 2024.

Marini joked: “I am always happieꦅr when they are slower than me!

“We havꦑe to wait, and check the💃 first race. Many riders still have something in their pockets.

“We can be positive and do ൲the best with the package.”

Marini hinted at what Honda might test on 🐎Thursday: “With the tyres we have, it’s not so🌊 important to do the full length. The tyres are good and keep their consistency through a whole race with no problems.

“If you do 20 ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚlaps instꦑead of 27, it doesn’t matter, it’s still okay.

“The important thing i💛s the pace in the first 10 laps. Then, you can put yourself in a position and keep yourse🧔lf there by managing the tyres.”

Marin🌜i remained coy about Honda’s hopes for th🌠e first race on March 2.

“We have improved 🐼compared to the la🍨st race here, the bike is better,” he said.

“But we unders🅠tand that the other guys are better.

“We are pushing so much🦄 to improve. On our side, everyt༺hing is better.

“But we have to understand, on a race weekend, the pac𓆏e of the others.”

Quotes provided by Crash Indonesian Editor Derry Munikartono

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