Johann ꦺZarco singled out Honda’s new carbon fibre swingarm as offering a clear step forward during his debut on the prototype part in Monday’s Aragon test.

HRC test rider Aleix Espargaro, who has𒆙 helped develop the composite 🍌swingarm behind closed doors, signalled the part was ready for the race riders during a wild-card appearance at the previous Silverstone round.

Zarco and Joan Mir duly got their chance to try it at the of🎶ficial test.

Honda test carbon fibre swingarm at MotoGP test

“Many laps today,” said 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco, who was 17th fastest.⛄ “I was not able to do big step in lap time, but that was not the target. The target was to try ꦍall these things.

“The biggest thing we have tried is the carbon swingarm, which was very interesting. We got a better perform🅘ance with it. Now we will have to wait a bit to get it on the bike [in a race we🎀ekend].”

Pressed on𒊎 if he was happy with t🎐he test, after a tough race weekend, the Frenchman replied:

“Yeah, for example this swingarm… ‘wow’, that was the thing working the b☂est. So I'm happy that this big part of the bike, where sometimes the comments of the rider is not huge, for me it was nice. S🔜o this was good.

“We gained a lot in acceleration, bཧut also on the braking, we have better control of the rear grip. Immediately, the lap time was better.”

The only bad news is the timeframe needed to c🍌reate enough carbon fibre swingarms.

“I think it will be for the overseas races. S🌄o I need to wait a bi𒊎t,” he said.

Meanwhile, Zarco was coyer on the o﷽ther, less visible RC213V developments.

“Then we have tested things that we have tested already in Jerez, but it's very techniওcal thing𓂃s on the bike.

“It's something th🥃at Honda is developing which I think can open some new doors t𒉰hat I hope will give us advantage for next year.”