Pol Espargaró and the other Honda riders are working hard at the moment in Misano with the other MotoGP protagonists. But when you have an RC213V, you may need to do even more. At least that's what the HRC official suggests, who shows a new annoyance with the level of his machine, comparing it in particular to that of the competitor Ducati...
It is not common for a factory rider to openly praise a competing brand in a competition as sensitive as the MotoGP. Yet this is what he did Pol Espargaro who not only recalled the technical weaknesses of his Honda. He highlighted them by comparing his mount with the Ducati. An exercise that will not make everyone within the HRC smile.
But the approach also shows a certain impatience to get out of the rut. At a time when two days of testing Misano are going on, and during which we expect a lot of new products from Honda, including this famous engine rated as revolutionary for 2022, Pol Espargaro distinguished himself by signaling his distress when he crossed the path of a Desmosedici...
« With the Ducatis, it's impossible to fight: they seem to have no weaknesses. Everyone goes fast with this bike ". The atmosphere is set, and the remark is all the more justified as on the podium of the last San Marino Grand Prix, there was a certain Enea Bastianini with a… GP19. But Pol Espargaro don't stop there: I'm pretty fast on a lap, I don't fall and I don't make mistakes like I did at the start of the year, and I'm happy with that ».
For Pol Espargaró the Honda has absolutely no strong points
However… " We don't have the best braking, which was a strong point at Honda before. We don't have the best acceleration or the best grip, or even the best traction. We don't have the best power or cornering speed. Several times, it seems to me that I have no strong point to attack, overtake or catch up with opponents. We need to improve in all areas, in terms of power, traction, cornering, acceleration… it's important not to focus on just one thing ».
This is called holding your employer accountable. Since the time that Honda is working on its RC213V, the brand does not seem to find the solution by only offering a motorcycle which, without being really bad, is especially not good anywhere. Until having lost some of its past assets. A real snub. Incidentally, we still saw this season that the Ducati could be beaten. Provided you have fabio quartararo on the other motorcycle.
