Honda’s strength and weakness have been pinpointed ahead of the 2025 MotoGP season.

The Japanese manufactu🦹rer had MotoGP’s worst bike last year, ไas they evolved into their post-Marc Marquez era.

It🅠 took Luca Marini nine rounds to score his first point as a factory rider, after leaving VR46 Ducati.

Although there are rays💟 of hope for Honda from 2025 preseason testing, there are also glari𒆙ng flaws in their package.

“When it comes to the final 15 minutes of practice, Q1 and Q2, over one lap 🐻the Honda is mu𒁏ch better,” Dorna’s Jack Appleyard reported in Buriram.

“It’s more rider friendly.

“Alberto Puig explained the cha💦nges that they’ve made with electronics.

“Johann Zarco h🌜as much more feel in his right wrist now. As a rꦏesult, he’s more confident to push the limits.

“Thꦿe big c⛎oncern is that wherever they qualify, they will drop back from there.

“It’s about how many places they can hold onto in 🍒the race. The big fear is tyre life.

“They are unable to maximise it𒆙 over a full🐽 distance or a sprint.

“They will qualify well then drop backwards. Certainly in the first half of the year♛, that will be the story♔.”

Nevertheless, it might represent a small෴ step forwards for Honda who had very little to shout about last season.

Th𒁏ey have retained Marini and Joan Mir as their factory combo.

Zarco, so often the fastest Honda rider in 202🌳4, sticks with LCR Honda.

But they opted to replace Takaaki Nakagam𒊎i with Somkiat C𝔍hantra, giving a rookie his chance to impress.

Nakagami and Aleix Espargaro, who both raced in 2024, have become Honda’s test riders to accelerate the development of ♏their bik🎐e.

Romano Albesiano is a key new 🐼figure, as their technical direct🅘or.