Joan Mir reaffirmed his confidence in Honda on the evening of the Valencia test, even though the manufacturer had not brought any developments.
Unlike Aprilia, which had introduced a large number of new features During the Valencia test, Honda did not have it and preferred to focus on precise analyses of its current motorcycle. While the day's top 10 consisted solely of riders from the three European manufacturers, the Japanese manufacturer finished further down the standings, in 12th place. Joan mir as the best result.
However, as we know, during test days, the results are not entirely significant since everything depends on the work done on the track and in the garage by each team. On Honda's side, Johann Zarco was cautious and prefers to wait for the first test next year in Malaysia to form an opinion, while Joan Mir reaffirmed his confidence in Honda and its ability to develop a higher-performing motorcycle this winter.
“When you have a year like this, where the factory is working very hard to supply us with equipment as quickly as possible, it’s difficult to arrive in Valencia with a lot of things to test. That’s kind of what happened. Aleix [Espargaró] tested something this weekend. We tested it today and, as always, we found some positives and negatives, but it could be the right direction.”, did he declare.
“This isn’t the new Honda yet. It’s the same Honda with a few differences, but the base is quite similar. So, more than just a test day to try things out and make progress, this day allowed us to better understand what we need for Sepang. We need to take a significant step forward in terms of aerodynamics. Aprilia, KTM, and Ducati are slightly ahead of us in this area, so the factory is working on it. Today we didn’t try anything in this area, but we will in the future. I’m confident.”
“They are working flat out because they also have other tests planned this month and next. Development continues in order to provide us with the best possible package for Sepang, but not here. So, no, it’s not like before with the new Honda. The concept has changed a bit this year, but I think that’s because the current package works; it’s competitive.” he concluded.
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