After the Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao, Paolo Simoncelli, at the head of the SIC58 Squadra Corse team entered in Moto3, did not mince his words regarding Honda, the manufacturer of his motorcycles. When the contract was renewed last summer, Honda made promises of engine development and technical modifications which, according to Simoncelli, were not kept.
And indeed, the best Honda, led by Adrian fernandez of Team Leopard, crossed the finish line of the Portimao track in tenth position, more than 16 seconds behind the winner Daniel Holgado from the GASGAS Tech3 team.
Paolo Simoncelli: “ when the cover is short, no matter how hard you pull on it, somewhere it stays uncovered »
Paolo Simoncelli expressed his disappointment: “ I have to criticize Honda, the manufacturer our team has relied on for years. When we renewed our contract in August, they promised us advances in terms of engine and technical modifications ».
« Sadly, the only improvements we've seen come from the team's efforts to make the bike as light as possible. We strive to “shorten the pull-ups” to trying to bring ourselves up to the level of the KTMs » he points out before concluding: “when the cover is short, no matter how hard you pull on it, somewhere, it remains uncovered. I thought the Japanese didn't promise anything without certainty, but I was wrong. » Clearly, this is not a prosperous time for Honda who suffers so much MotoGP than in WSBK without mentioning the intermediate categories.
