Francesco Bagnaia ended Ducati’s 15-year MotoGP title drought last season, in a year that saw at least one (of th🐼e eight) Desmosedicis on the podium in every race, including twelve victories.

The other eight wins were shared between Yamaha (3), KTM (2), Suzuki (2) and Aprilia (1) with Hon🎀da winless for the second time in three seasons

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“The difference to the Ducati is clear,” quotes Puig as saying at Wednesday’s Repsol Honda team lau🙈nch.

“It has great potential over a flying lap. They have taken a step forward and this motiva🌟tes us to improve as well. However, to date, the reality is that they are one step ahead.”

Having sunk to sixth and last in the ꦛ2022 co𝄹nstructors’ standings, Honda’s quest to revive its past MotoGP success has prompted a new era of technical openness at HRC.

Kalex (s💖wingarm) and Akrapovic (exhaust) have been brought on board, with Ken Kawauchi hired from Suzuki as the RC213V’s new technical manager.

“We had several problems, including traction, which we’ve worked a lot on over the winter,” Pu✃ig s♛aid.

“We’ve [also] chꦑanged the dynamics of our work a little bitﷺ and we’re open to new opportunities with new partners who are experts in racing, like Akrapovic and Kalex.

“Honda still has its own work system and its DNA, but we’re open to listening and to try out new concepts that help us improve 💜the bike. We are also adapting to the new work system of Ken Kawauchi.”

On the subject of the new Spr𓃲int races and complaints about the lack of passing in some MotoGP r♐aces last season, Puig added:

“I think the𒐪 races have changed a bit because of the bikes. We also went through some bad years with Covid and the absence of Marc Marquez, who♌ gave a lot to the show.

“We don’t know how the new [Sprint] race for💜mat will work, but I believe the condition𝕴s are there to recover what it may have lost.”

Ducati and Aprilia riders filled the top nine places at the recent Sepang test, wꦍith Marc Marquez in tenth for Hꦉonda.

The final pre-season te�ꦚ�st takes place at Portimao on March 11-12.