Xavi Vierge ✃was th💮e senior Honda rider in action at the postseason World Superbike test.

With Iker Lecu🤪ona injured, duties fell to his teammate to fulfil the testing pro🍷gramme.

Vierge completed 🌞80 laps on Tuesday then 86 laps on 𒉰Wednesday, when his best time came (1’39.438s).

Ho𝐆nda’s other pre🍨sence in Jerez came via Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing), Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda) and test rider Tetsuta Nagashima.

“It’s bee💎n a really 🍰important two days for us,” Vierge said.

“W💟e mainly focused on the electronics, doing a lot of back-to-backs on the bike setup, also on the suspension.

“It’s been really good becau♋se we had different track conditions. In the morning, it was so grippy bec💟ause the temperature was quite fresh.

“Durin♐g the day, it was super-hot so we can compare data from all conditions. It’s been really import🦩ant.

“We did a lꦍot of laps, trying all those things, and now the engineers will have a long winter to work on it to make the steps forward we need.

“We focused on race pace. We improved a little bit there which is important because the conditions change and it gets hotter, we struggle a bit more.ꦇ I think we made some progress in that.”

Team Manager Jose Escamez said: “We’ve collected a lot of data in order to make priorities on what we really need, what we’re going to analyse and understand through th🍬e winter and take decisions for 2025.

“It’s always a ജpity that we couldn’t have Iker as he was having surgery. In any case, we made a priority of our needs and I think we’ve collected a lot of information.

“Xavi’s completed a lot of laps during🍃 these two days, and I think it’s going to be worth it to underst🌠and and work with all the concepts and work we’ve got planned.”

Escamez explained th﷽e next testing plan: “It depends on the data we’ve collected at Jerez, but I think the most important thing is going to be the electronics.

“I would say🎃 this is our priority right now.𒁏 In the other areas, we want to improve.

“Probably a bit with the engine to see if we can find more potential, in terms of the chassis as well. I𒁏 think the electronics will be the most important parts for us.”