The coronavirus is extinguishing Europe, the other side of the Atlantic is suffering its first repercussions, but Asia is recovering little by little while fearing a relapse. On the motorcycle side, it is clear that Japan is continuing its activity, a trend that the competition workshops of Japanese brands confirm. In MotoGP, the remark was made and now the concrete comes to us from Leon Haslam, official Honda rider in WSBK…
The world is confined to the house, but
Japan, work is health. The Empire of the Rising Sun remains hard at work, at least when it comes to work on its racing motorcycles. At the house of
Honda, we learn, through a confidence of Leon Haslam, that the development of the new Fireblade CBR1000RR-R does not suffer from any delay: “ the big positive point is the effort that my team, Honda and HRC are making ", declared the teammateAlvaro Bautista on
crash.net.
« We continue to communicate and I know the work never stops »
« They only have one goal – to win – so I don't have to worry about it » he continues. “ I still get emails and calls and I know people are thinking and analyzing the information. So I'm happy to be part of this team and I can't wait to get back on the track. » If teams and drivers cannot participate in races or tests, working at team bases is not prohibited – subject to lockdown rules in each country – and staff can still work from home under current restrictions.
The fact remains that these remarks seem surreal today in the midst of the avalanche of news on closures and containments.
