Testing continues for Repsol Honda Team at Emilia Romagna GP
Misano World Circuit Marco SimoncelliㅤMixed conditions and a mixed day for the Repsol Honda Team as Luca Marini and Joan Mir assessed a number of new items, ending the day in 18th and 19th respectively.
Aiming to get out on track and make the most of all track time available, the Repsol Honda Team would be thwarted by the remnants of torrential rain. A still drying track in the morning meant both Luca Marini and Joan Mir would be limited on running as they waited for the track to dry. Turn 15 in particular remaining wet for some time.
When the classic Italian coastal sunshine returned in the afternoon, Luca Marini immediately got to work as he assessed a new aerodynamics package first used in testing. The new package provided the home hero with an improved feeling on the Repsol Honda Team RC213V. A best time of 1’31.765 saw him go six tenths faster than the same session from the previous Grand Prix and close the gap to the riders at the top of the time sheets.
Having missed the previous weekend, Joan Mir was out to make up for lost time and get up to speed as quickly as possible. He spent the dry afternoon session working with the new package, finding some positive areas. Vibrations remain the main limit to Mir’s being able to make more progress forward, the 2020 MotoGP World Champion and his team continuing to work deeply in this area alongside HRC engineers.
Both riders and their teams will work hard throughout the evening to adjust their setups to the new upgrades as they target more progress on Saturday and Sunday.
Already we were able to improve our lap time, the condition of the circuit is very good despite all of the rain. When you compare the distance from us to the top riders from last weekend to this one, I think our new package has given us a few tenths. Today was about confirming everything from the test because I am feeling back to my best and able to really push, unlike in the test. Everything we tried was positive and now we are focusing on making more laps to understand everything deeply.
Already we were able to improve our lap time, the condition of the circuit is very good despite all of the rain. When you compare the distance from us to the top riders from last weekend to this one, I think our new package has given us a few tenths. Today was about confirming everything from the test because I am feeling back to my best and able to really push, unlike in the test. Everything we tried was positive and now we are focusing on making more laps to understand everything deeply.
There were some positive things today, I think some of the new package can help us be more competitive in the short term. Unfortunately, there are still problems with the vibrations that we need to address. We are quite far, it’s true but I think that once we overcome this vibration problem, we have some pieces that will help a lot. There’s work to do and we have to stay focused this weekend to solve the vibrations.
There were some positive things today, I think some of the new package can help us be more competitive in the short term. Unfortunately, there are still problems with the vibrations that we need to address. We are quite far, it’s true but I think that once we overcome this vibration problem, we have some pieces that will help a lot. There’s work to do and we have to stay focused this weekend to solve the vibrations.
