The French Grand Prix only further revealed the concerns of the drivers equipped with Honda RC213Vs and the team manager of the official structure Alberto Puig would have decided to go and defend their cause and their requests directly in Japan. A rare approach that the Spanish press reports. From France, Puig would have taken a plane to head towards the land of the rising sun to bring a message of crisis to the HRC. A message from Marc Marquez…
At Honda, the 2022 season should be one of renewal in MotoGP with a fundamentally revised RC213V which created an illusion at the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix. But then, everything fell apart and each Grand Prix that passes is a demonstration of a failure which leads to a crisis. Marc Marquez, during the Grand Prix of France, was more than clear on the subject: “ This is not a position I want to be in. But now it's time to work. We must insist that something happens. All pilots make an effort to understand our situation. But since we arrived in Europe, since we drove on narrow tracks, our problems have increased ».
It is this message thatAlberto puig carries with him when flying to Japan. “ It's clear that this wasn't the outcome we expected or what we wanted » said the team manager, taking stock of the French Grand Prix. “ Obviously we aim to do as much as possible, that's always our goal. But the reality is that we must face certain problems and quickly find a way to reach our true potential. In terms of results, it's not what Marc expected either. Of course, this race was not a complete disaster, but we have to look at the general situation and this is not our true position and clearly not the one from Marquez, who is not happy and that is more than understandable ».
Alberto Puig: “nous espérons que des solutions arriveront en Europe dès que possible"
All is said : Marc Marquez will no longer play the adjustment variables. It's high time to roll up our sleeves in Tokyo, otherwise we'll get on with business as usual. However, a risky speech when we know that in Hamamatsu, we made a direct decision, even if the reasons given are different...
The fact remains that Le Mans has proven once again that Honda is far from fighting for the title MotoGP This year. Marc Marquez crossed the finish line 15 seconds behind the winner of the race, Enea Bastianini, occupying sixth place with which neither the Cervera driver nor his factory were satisfied. If we look at the results of the rest of the pilots Honda, the concern is maximum: Takaaki Nakagami was 7th, Pol Espargaro 11th and Alex Marquez 14th, positions which would have been worse without the crashes of drivers like Pecco Bagnaia, Joan mir ou alex rins, all in the leading group.
One of the few consolations found Honda in this dramatic situation is that all its riders agree on the weak points of the 2022 bike, and this allows them to work in the same direction: “ we know where we need to improve. It's time to solve the problems we have. For now we must continue working and hope that these solutions will arrive in Europe as soon as possible. We check this "Comments Puig.
Honda will therefore have to give answers but something bad is good, they say and this is what we also try to make understood Alberto puig to the Japanese, with this exercise in style: “ all our drivers were able to finish the race, but I think the only positive thing is that we are not happy. It's very positive because in terms of racing, when things go wrong and something doesn't go as planned, it's very easy to lose motivation, but that's not our mentality », concludes Puig.
