Doubts about Honda are still very present. There are two months left before the season starts and everyone in MotoGP is wondering if the brand will once again be up to the task of having Marc Márquez at the top. They trust the rider, but they don’t guarantee anything about the bike.
This has been stated Albert PuigHonda team manager, in statements to ‘Motorsport’: “This has been one of the best winters Marc has ever had. For the first time in a long time he has not gone through the operating room, and that is very important.”
“He has rested, but he has also trained a lot. He has been on a motorcycle and fast. Marc is the same as always, with that same mentality of going out to the top from the first moment. Now what is missing is check the potential of the motorcycle“, says Puig.
He says the mission is “improve the bike”: “The test in Valencia was not how we expected. But, at the same time, I also tell you that Honda does not stop or give up.”
“It will take more or less, but we will find a competitive bike. Obviously the Sepang test is very important, but the result we get there, whatever it is, will not demoralize us. The priority is for Marc to have a motorcycle to be able to win“, indicates.
What will the 2023 motorcycle be like?: “The change will not be so radical, but it is true that we must improve in several areas, not just one. In any case, last year’s model was not so different either.”
Regarding the arrival of Joan Mir, He talks about being asked to “win races”: “What Honda expects of its riders is that they win races, but for that we must give them a bike that works. If you are in an official team like HRC, what is expected is you win. But you also have to be fair and consistent, and you have to find a balanced package that works.”
