Francesco Bagnaia dominated the latest Italian Grand Prix with blistering pace, improving his race time by 25 seconds from last year, while his best lap was half a second quicker than his pole position from two years ago. These spectacular performances are largely due to the new Michelin tires which degrade very little, making overtaking almost impossible. Meanwhile, Yamaha, and especially Honda, still remain in limbo.
The contrast between Yamaha et Honda is striking. At the house of Yamaha , progress, although modest, is visible. Fabio Quartararo showed encouraging signs at Le Mans and Barcelona, and alex rins impressed with his direct access to Q2 at Mugello. Yamaha also managed to improve its performance in a straight line, no longer being the “snail” it was before.
Honda, on the other hand, is in complete disarray. Despite numerous attempts, no tangible progress is visible. Drivers have been complaining about the same problems for years: grip, cornering, and this year, brake stability. The blinders of Honda are becoming more and more problematic.
Honda must change everything, from the mentality to the organization to the bike
The new engine tested in Barcelona was a failure, with even more slippage coming out of corners. Joan mir et Luca marini found that the new aerodynamics brought an improvement, but as said Johann zarco, who are " we have a tool that is not competitive. Whatever we change, something is always missing"
Honda is currently the least competitive bike on the grid. She scored points for only the second time this season at the Italian Grand Prix. During the main race at Mugello, Joan mir retired for the third time in seven races, deepening his results crisis.
Honda must radically change its attitude. Marc Marquez sounded the alarm by leaving the team, but Honda keeps making the same mistakes. Aleix Espargaró, even as a test pilot, will not be able to perform miracles. During this time, Yamaha recognized the need for change and opened itself to collaborations with European experts, which is starting to bear fruit.
The situation in MotoGP Honda is critical. Red Bull left with Marquez, and Repsol might not renew his contract. Lucio Cecchinello, from the satellite team of Honda, expressed his concerns, fearing that if major sponsors jumped ship, the team might not survive. If Honda doesn't change its strategy, it risks finding itself in an even more dire state, perhaps even losing its satellite team.
