All it takes is for Marc Marquez to appear for the first time this year in a training outfit on his social network to reignite speculation about his return to the Grand Prix. Considering his arm still in its protective shell, we doubt we will see him in Qatar in March. Stefan Bradl can therefore already prepare to do another series of freelance jobs, unless Honda prefers to bet on a resounding recruitment whose idea not unanimous in the Repsol box… In any case, the German assures that if 2021 will be hard for Marc Marquez, it will certainly be less worse than in 2020 for Honda.
You miss only one being and everything is depopulated, says the adage. For Honda, this will perhaps be less true in 2021 than in 2020. At least that's what people think Stefan Bradl who first looks at the case of the one he replaces since the last Grand Prix of the Czech Republic in Brno ... " The return will be a big challenge for Marc », declares the test pilot Honda. " But I trust him that he will get back on his feet fairly quickly. I hope so, just for Honda ».
A brand which is therefore also suffering, but which should be less under torture this year: “ Honda is doing better now overall than after Marc's July withdrawal »Assures Bradl. “ Because Nakagami still had a 2019 machine. Crutchlow was injured all the time, Alex Marquez was a beginner. And I hadn't sat on a racing machine for five months before the Brno Grand Prix ».
Bradl: “Honda is doing better than last year at this time”
Bradl sees better conditions for the coming season. “ Alex Márquez has a year of experience, Nakagami has a 2020 bike for the first time, and all four factory Honda riders will be on the same level at the start of the season. Pol Espargaró has seven years of experience in MotoGP with two different brands. Pol is certainly not a beginner. He comes from his fifth place in the world championship and will certainly bring with him some information from KTM which may also be interesting ».
« We also have Alex and Nakagami who are already at a good level. Maybe this time I won't be bad from the start. At Pol, we will see how quickly he can adapt to the Honda. But we are well positioned for the entire Honda armada. Better than last year at this time " finished Bradl on speedweek.
