Luca Marini confirms big Honda decision - but questions remain
Luca Marini reflects on Honda progress in Buriram

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

James wa𓃲s a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.