Pol Espargaro blasts Honda for “lack of enthusiasm” from engineers - “I learned who I can’t trust”
Espargaro spent two “frustrating” and unsuccessful years as Marquez’s teammate at Repsol Honda, finishing 12th and 16th in the MotoGP🌜 standings and riding during the team’s woeful 2022.
But, after leaving to rejoin KTM with their rebranded Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing, he has reveale🐷d why he thinks Hon♚da have underachieved for the past couple of seasons.
“Technically, it is a topic that belongs to specialist engineers and technicians, since they are the ones who know the reasons why a piece 🎃works or not,” Espargaro said to .
“We didn't know how to fix it or we didn'🍷t have the tools to do it. With the injury of Marc Marquez, Honda decided to stop the evolution of the bike.
“In addition, we must add the problems that we already ha💎d and t🍃hat the other brands continued to evolve.
“It all boils down to the lack of enthusiasm and work on the part of the engi🍨neers, who should have solved the situation at the time.”
He said about his time at Honda: “Mistreated, no, but ver🏅y frustrated by the situation.
“You see that you are not doing well, that there are many expectations and that you cannot do anything because no one helps you, and you are tied by th✃e hands and feet.
“Things don't get better, you don't have𝓰 new pieces to reverse the situation and that despairs you because you don't see a way out.
“I saw a lot of tranquillity and relaxation in a time of crisis and lack of control, and that both🅺ered me a lot.”
Espargaro explained the lesson⭕s he would take away: “That, from the bad moments, you get strong.
“You more easily identify your mistakes, how you act in the face of adversity and value good times more. You ꦯlearn who you can trust and who you can't.”
Espargaro has no regret💫s for leaving KTM for his ill-fated spell at Hღonda: “No, and I say it wholeheartedly.
“I had all the options on the table and I made the decision that seemed most appropriate to me, and I would take it again. Everything is learned, even more from the bad. All athletes ha𓆏ve to fight for our dreams regardless of money or other aspects.
“It was frustrating and very hard. Being at Repsol Honda is a privilege, very few riders are chosen to wear these colours. I saw myself with the obligation to be the person who would lead a ꦍproject like this with Marc Marquez, but that was not the case. It has been a magnificent experience and I have met great professionals.
“I thought the season would be very good. The preseason was th♒e best of my professional career, both in Thailand, where I was the fastest, and in Malaysia, where it has never gone very well, neither me nor Honda.
“In the first race in Qatar I was leading for a long time𝓰, and in Argentina I came out from the front line. Then, there was a decline that led to꧒ bad results, mistrust and many falls.”
The 2023 season begins at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Portuguese MotoGP next weekend.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade coveri🍌ng everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
