Honda is approaching the WSBK tests in Jerez, which are the first of this year 2021, with some new features to present. On the motorcycle? We don't know, and yet this is what is most desired by drivers Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam. On the other hand, on the pit wall, there will be no doubt about innovation with a new and newly appointed team manager: Leon Camier…
Leon Camier will step into his new important role as team manager with a shirt where the trigram HRC is marked on it. And it's not nothing. Just a few hours after his appointment, he will be center stage in a new and sensitive role for him. However, the pilots Baptist et haslam especially waiting for what Honda has concocted on its CBR triple R which only convinced half-heartedly in 2020.
On this level, Baptist sets the tone: “ I can't wait to start again and I can't wait to see what was developed in Japan over the winter. We have things to try. With them, we can progress in terms of coordination and development “, declared the Spaniard with conviction. “ We will have to wait and see what the conditions are. The weather is always a bit difficult in January. It's not easy to create the perfect conditions. But it is very important to provide HRC engineers in Japan with valuable feedback ».
A studious atmosphere that also distills Leon Haslam : " I'm looking forward to the test in Jerez. I have been in constant contact with everyone over the last few weeks and I can't wait to meet the team again, start work and to see where we stand with the new Honda and HRC parts ».
Will Jerez show a new Bautista?
The pilots hope even more that Honda did their part of the work that they spared no effort in their preparation. From this point of view, it is above all Baptist who seems to have worked: “ I worked intensely on my physical fitness and my concentration in order to be ready for the new year and maintain my potential as a pilot. From a private point of view, delighted with the birth of my second daughter in winter ».
To haslam, things were calmer, but also upset by the difficulties posed by a continuing health crisis: “ normally I would have been at the fitness camp in Spain. But this time it's different. Hopefully I can be in Barcelona soon with the team doing some flat track and motocross. This should be good » ends the Briton on Motorsport-total.
