Alberto Puig took stock of his Repsol Honda troops the day after a long period spent on the Jerez track between the three days of the Spanish Grand Prix and the test day that followed. The team manager recognizes that there is still a long way to go with this RC213V ultimately as unattractive as its predecessor which was already a repellent. Indulgent, given the circumstances with Pol Espargaró, he is understanding with his champion Marc Marquez who gave him a show that had not been given for a while...
Alberto puig had put the engineers Honda face their responsibilities before going to the Spanish Grand Prix where a start was expected. The latter materialized with a significant workload for the brand's drivers who carried out development work at the same time as they were getting into battle gear for this sixth game of the year. A riot of energy which did not bring the expected results. A disappointment thatAlberto puig illustrates with the evaluation of Pol Espargaro : “ Pol Espargaró got a good start, but he couldn't get a good position in the first few laps, so ultimately it wasn't that easy. He had the speed this weekend, but unfortunately we couldn't find a good set-up for him and it wasn't possible to get a good result ».
With Marc Marquez, he appears more verbose. The eight-time World Champion will no doubt be relieved to read this sentiment left to his team manager: “ It wasn't a bad race and I think Marc Marquez did a good job. It wasn't an easy weekend, it cost a bit, but Marc got a good result with an exciting race » said the Repsol Honda man about the hard-won fourth place in the final.
Alberto Puig: “ the only goal is to win races and titles«
« It's encouraging after his feelings weren't so good at Portimao ", remember Puig about the quiet race his team completed in Portugal a week earlier. “ He handled the situation well throughout the race, he fought well with the drivers around him. And he avoided a fall; he hadn't done that in a long time ". A spectacle which, however, worried the former pilot: “ it was scary ! It's not pleasant to live » despite the fact that the ending was happy. “ Finally, if there is no crash, it is spectacular to see » he concludes on this episode MotoGP.
In the absence of thrushes, would we be satisfied with blackbirds at Honda ? An impression thatAlberto Puig absolutely wants to sweep: “ we are working to repair the points on the bike that are still not working and this process is ongoing ", said Puig. " We had an important test which will allow us to better understand the new bike because, of course, Marc's goal is not to finish fourth or sixth, his goal, and also that of the Repsol Honda team, is to win races and titles. This is the only objective ". We are reassured.
