168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini heads into his first season as a Repsol Honda MotoGP rider under no illusi💮ons about the size o♎f the task ahead.

The Italian finished 1.7s from Francesco Bagnaia at the final pre-season test in Qatar, as the four RCV riders were 𒁃classified a closely matched 17th (Johann Zarco), 18th (Takaaki Nakagami), 19th (Joan Mir) and 20th (Marini).

The time attack form served to highlight the ongoing lack of rear g🐽rip produced ꧟by the Honda.

“I💫t looks like we are still far away, but the feeling on the bike is improved today, so I'm satisfied on one side,” Marini said.

“But for sure the g🔴ap is really huge, especially when we want to put the new tyre, 🔯the soft tyre, we cannot use them well.

“In thi👍s moment we start really from behind, we need to be patien🍃t. We will arrive.”

But at least th♚e ar💮ea of weakness is crystal clear.

“Rear grip! In entry, mid-corner and on exit. Now ꦆwe have to look only at this part of the bike, because it's where we are missing more,” said the former VR46 Duca💟ti rider.

“For sure there is a lack in some other things on the bike. But for now, the grip is what doesn't allow us to be fast and stro🃏ng, with the soft rear tyre especially, but also with the pace with used tyres.

“It's not only on exit, but it's also on entry to the corner, because today I was following a bit all the o🍸ther bikes and I could see where they are stronger than us.”

Tur🦩n🎉ing to the record-breaking lap time of fellow VR46 Academy rider and reigning double world champion Bagnaia, Marini quipped:

“I 🌟think that Pecco is pushing to have more [bargaining] power for the [new] contract with Ducati!

“He's showing✨ his strength and he's doing aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ great job.”

Marini will make his Repsol Honda 🐬race debut back in Qatar on Marc🃏h 8-10.

Average lap time during longer runs, Qatar Test - Day 2

• Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) 1m 52.106s (7 laps)
• Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) 1m 52.430s (7 laps)
• Fabio di Giannantonio (Ducati) 1m 52.533s (11 laps)
• Enea Bastianini (Ducati) 1m 52.541s (10 laps)
• Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) 1m 52.951s (9 laps)
• Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) 1m 53.042s (10 laps)
• Brad Binder (KTM) 1m 53.224s (22 laps)
• Maverick Vinales (Aprilia) 1m 53.322s (17 laps)
• Takaaki Nakagami (Honda) 1m 53.544s (14 laps)
• Jack Miller (KTM) 1m 53.614s (8 laps)
• Alex Marquez (Ducati) 1m 53.693s (18 laps)
• Pedro Acosta (KTM) 1m 53.710s (18 laps*)
• Luca Marini (Honda) 1m 53.840s (14 laps)
• Johann Zarco (Honda) 1m 53.876s (10 laps)
• Miguel Oliveira (Aprilia) 1m 54.005s (10 laps)
• Augusto Fernandez (KTM) 1m 54.076 (13 laps*)

*Slow laps removed