The coronavirus is raging and causing great misfortune, including that, even trivial given the scale of this pandemic, of having brought down the MotoGP championship calendar. The latter could not be launched and will probably not be launched before, at best, June. Before that, there were the Qatar tests which revealed a Honda Repsol team in full technical doubt. The Grand Prix which would follow on the same Losail track promised to be a challenge. But we know the rest and many have said that this stoppage of time was for HRC synonymous with an unexpected delay to redo its copy. A feeling best not shared with team director Alberto Puig…
Honda Does he reluctantly benefit from the dramatic events which force the world to confine itself? You might think so, but Alberto puig intervenes to forcefully assert that appearances are deceiving. In an interview with Trademarks, he sets things straight, with the firm and definitive tone that is his trademark… “ I would like to point out that we were, as always, the first to present our engine specifications to Qatar for approval. » Which led, legally, to the cessation of all development. A proven fact, since, with virtual freezing announced of any intervention organized since March 25, it was reported that Honda had already fulfilled these obligations…
« We were the only ones to do it in Qatar during the tests »Insists Puig. " Everyone else didn't. So, what do you mean by “benefit”? Honda has no intention of changing anything. Because an engine is not built in five minutes. The monstrosity of the coronavirus was not desired by anyone, and we would have preferred to start the championship as planned. »
He pursues : " there is nothing more to say. Finally Yes : if anyone cheats this season, it won't be Honda. The reality is that we have provided all the elements for approvals. We have done what is asked and if there is a controversy this year, Honda will not be the subject of it because the FIM, Dorna and IRTA already have all the elements. It's pretty clear, isn't it? »
Indeed… But that’s for the engine part. Aerodynamics must also see its development frozen. What about it, knowing that in the Qatari tests, this part was also under study in the box, with a return to the 2019 configuration? “ I can't give details, but in Qatar it was a combination of things. On the last day, we had already improved the situation a lot. I can't say more but it's something you can understand. The truth is that this rumor about us is insane, because we are the only ones to have provided what is legally required. » Alberto puig couldn't be clearer...
