This October 10 had a special flavor for the HRC troops on the front line in MotoGP. Because today it has been 22 years, in fact, that the official Honda entered in the premier category of the Grands Prix have never changed colors. This is thanks to the loyalty of an advertiser who is a Spanish oil company. Named Repsol.
It was well worth a recap before blowing out the candles. A presence since 1995, fifteen drivers, 365 races, 151 victories, 12 World Champion titles, 392 podiums, 170 fastest laps in the race and 159 leading positions, don't throw away the cup is full!
The precursors were Mick doohan with its four crowns accompanied byAlex Criville who was the first Spanish World Champion driver. It was in 1999 and for Spain it is the phenomenon Marc Márquez who took over by presenting himself from the outset as the youngest talent to be dedicated to this level of the competition. A Grail after which the compatriot Pedrosa still running. But he can boast, after eleven years of presence in the HRC box, of at least one victory in each campaign.
The bikes were the NSR500, RC211V, RC212V and other RC213V and on the pilot side there was also Shinichi Itoh, Tadayuki Okada,Takuma Aoki, Sete Gibernau, Tohru You became, Nicky Hayden, Alex BarrosMax biaggi, Andrew Dovizioso or even Casey Stoner. There was even Valentino Rossi and it was necessary to put it in the portrait gallery because it did its job well. Even if the relationships didn't necessarily end well, a cold snap that never really warmed up.
