MotoGP will launch this weekend at Mugello on a journey of four Grands Prix and five weeks, including two consecutive races on two different tracks. These meetings in Italy and Barcelona will therefore be watched closely and especially as they will weigh both on the current championship and on the choices to be made in view of the 2022 season. For Pol Espargaró, he hopes to even these deadlines of notable progress on a Honda with which he already regrets seven falls in five meetings completed…
At Honda, it is not so much the future as the present that concerns us. The RC213V technically struggles to find its way and the drivers suffer as a result. Marc Marquez, despite his return, is not yet able to erase the weaknesses of the machine through his talent alone. The sports director Alberto puig asked the engineers to mobilize in Japan and deliver the fruit of their thinking before two races. A deadline which begins this weekend at Mugello.
Pol Espargaro: “the competition will be tough this weekend”
Pol Espargaro, newcomer to Repsol Honda is in this turmoil. But he remains positive: “ after our absence in 2020, it will be nice to return to Mugello. Riding this straight on a MotoGP is truly unique » he said before addressing this Italian Grand Prix. However, the question of how the RC213V will behave on the Tuscan circuit is a serious one. “ Because it's a completely different route than where we were before », recalls the Spaniard.
« The competition will be tough this weekend, but if we work well from the practice sessions, I think we can fight », added the pilot MotoGP 29 years old. " This will be followed by a race in Barcelona. It will be an exciting two weeks ". After five races, Pol Espargaro scored 25 points which put him tenth in the provisional general classification of the championship.
