There is an adage that says that to govern is to plan. He seems to have been forgotten at Honda which, after having danced so much on the successes of Marc Marquez alone, found itself very deprived when the icon's major injury occurred. And yet, Jack Miller, Franco Morbidelli and Joan Mir were for a time in the HRC fold. But they all left because they had no guaranteed prospects. Today, they are sorely missed...
Honda in MotoGP, today he is the naked king. His best servant Marc Marquez, who has brought back so much and to whom everything has been given, is unavailable because he is injured and convalescing. And it will be for a while. The box Repsol Honda is empty to the point that we have to go hunting for the veteran Dovizioso. Because even Crutchlow was recklessly demobilized at the start of the 2020 season. To ensure the success of the first budget aligned in MotoGP, the RC213V must count on Nakagami, Alex Marquez et Stefan bradl. None have won a Grand Prix in the category. Like the one who was recruited either Pol Espargaro, poached from KTM and who will have everything to discover from the Honda.
How did we get to this point at the world's leading manufacturer, which not so long ago had an interesting breeding ground? But the latter was not considered and he ended up becoming discouraged, lacking light and perspective in the shadow of Marc Marquez.
A situation that does not fail to underline the one who was then in place ofAlberto puig. It is Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant which conveniently recalls the facts: “ when I was still at Honda, I spoke to Joan Mir. We thought, with Nakamoto, that he could be the heir to Dani Pedrosa " remember suppo. The latter adds, murderously: “ after I left, and as far as I know, the negotiations continued, but Puig told Mir that if he signed with Honda he would have no guarantee on the team. Joan wanted a factory team and therefore preferred the Suzuki team to a Honda satellite team ».
With ifs, Honda...
From there, Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant unfolds on GP One his idea of what good Honda management should have been: “ if they had taken Mir instead of Lorenzo, they would have fought for the title and secured their future. For this future they try Alex Marquez, but it is by chance because only because Lorenzo retired ».
The Italian, at the end of the demonstration, delivers the final blow: “ it was Nakamoto and I who promoted Jack Miller from Moto3 to MotoGP. In addition to all that, there is also the Morbidelli error that I had implemented at Marc VDS. But the Japanese never wanted to believe in its potential ". Which still represents a lot of missed opportunities that no one would ever have noticed if Marc Marquez continued to string together victories and titles like other pearls.
