The duel between Marc Marquez et Jorge Lorenzo during the last Austrian Grand Prix was it a taste of what awaits us at Honda in 2019? Because the two men will be teammates next year so the game in Styria also had a special flavor. At HRC, we have been warned and in fact the chief engineer Takeo Yokoyama has taken the lead in discussing this upcoming cohabitation which promises to be sensitive...
Marc Marquez did he let the wolf into the fold? We don't know yet, but Lorenzo who discovered himself at Ducati could very well recite the same score on his future Honda. However, it will take time to adapt since it seems that the RC213V is even less welcoming than a Desmosedici. On this situation, Takeo Yokoyama said on GPone: " we will be able to adapt our bike to Jorge Lorenzo's desires. Lorenzo is a champion and when we learned he was available, we took the opportunity to hire him ».
« He will be in a good team, he will have a good bike and he will be able to fight for the title with it ».
A route plan that couldn’t be clearer. “ I know that between Marquez and Lorenzo, there are two different driving styles. Before we have an idea of what Lorenzo will want, he will have to get on our motorcycle. But I am confident. I know our machine can adapt to any driver. Lorenzo is a champion and he will point us in the right direction to take ».
In this light, we will bow to the sportsmanship of Ducati who will let its rider train on his future mount from the end of this season while his contract will not end until the end of the year. The Japanese ends on the subject: “ If you only look at the rankings it seems that only Marquez can win on our bike. But that's not reality. Pedrosa was very fast during the winter tests and Crutchlow also proved that he can be fast with it. Our bike is therefore competitive ».
