After four Grands Prix Luca Marini is still without any points in the MotoGP standings. The VR46 Academy student perhaps didn’t imagine that the adventure with Honda would turn out to be so complicated, but he just has to roll up his sleeves and get on with the job. Calm and cool, after all he will have to ride the RC-V again next year, as per the contract. HRC engineers are working hard, even though finding truly useful solutions seems so complicated.
Waiting for the Mugello test
The Jerez test was of little use, no noticeable improvement in the evolution of the bike, but we need to look ahead. On the other hand, Valentino Rossi’s brother will remain linked to the Golden Wing again next year, no turning back or getting discouraged. “Now we need to put all the parts that give us an advantage into one package as quickly as possible, so we can set up the best bike possible“. In France, however, one still has to do without new parts. “It’s still too early, we’ll try everything again at Mugello and I hope we’ll have something new there too. We’ll see if what worked in Jerez will also work well in Mugello. And if so, these innovations will certainly be used in subsequent races. We just need a little more time“.
Disappointment in the Repsol Honda garage
This MotoGP event will also serve to improve the feeling with the Honda RC-V, no expectations of a result. “This is another opportunity to make progress“. A year ago, with the Ducati Desmosedici of the VR46 team, in these times he had already obtained a podium in the Sprint at Termas and a second place in the race in Austin. “I think the new project that Honda gave us at the beginning of the season didn’t work, we were further away than last season. Nobody expected it. But the collaboration is going well and I think we are doing a good job – declared Luca Marini on the eve of Le Mans -. But when we started we were too far away and now we are taking baby steps. It’s normal, because it’s not easy to improve“.
The attention of Honda engineers is focused above all on aerodynamics, “you can make a big difference, that’s why we invest so much in this aspect“, explained the 26-year-old from Tavullia. “We have seen how much this field has developed in recent years, because you can use it to improve every area of the bike“. There won’t be any new things for the French GP, his boxmate Joan Mir now seems resigned and is hoping for good news from the drivers’ market. “We have had a year like this and, certainly, this year will be like this too. Stop. You have to take it in the best way possible. You don’t have to think too much when you’re like this“.
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