Honda’s nightmare start worsens: “The best thing we can do is…”

“I have never had this feeling wit📖h the chattering on the bike"

Luca Marini, MotoGP, Grand Prix of the Americas, 13 April
Luca Marini, MotoGP, Grand Prix of the Americas, 13 April

Only one Honda managed to finish the Americas MotoGP sprint race, and it cꦺrossed t⛎he finish line in last place.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini at least battling on until the end was scant consolation for the J🧔apanese manufacturer whose disastrous run of form shows little sign of ending.

In Texas, Repsol Honda’s Marini was dealt a brand-ne✤w problem to contend with - major chattering from his ♋RC213V.

“It was a complicated race for us,” Marini said.

“I have never had this feeling with the chattering on𒐪 the bike but I think the team and I can fix it for [Sunday].

“In the position we are in, the best thing we can do is keep trying different settings and making the🐷 most of the track time.

“Now we will work again with the team to understand what we can do on Sunday and also how we💞 can work on the development in the coming weeks.”

Marini eventually finished in 17th.

Teammate Joan Mir fared even worse, after a big collision in the early stages of the spꦿrint.

He initially stayed upright🐠 but, due to the damage, later crashed out.

“I made quite a good start but then I suffered a big contact with another rider and all of t🅘he wings and fairing on the le🌠ft side of the bike was damaged,” Mir said.

“It was very hard to control in the change of direction and inᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤🧔⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ braking and finally I fell.

“I am OK and we will be able toﷺ go again [on Sunday🍸].

“It’s clear there is still a lot to do, so we need to 🅺keep our head down and do the work in front of us.”

LCR Honda pair Johann Zarco and Takaaki Nakagami also cﷺrashed out of the sprint.

Honda♑ have suffered an incredibly bleak weekend in Texas.

On Friday in practice, their four bikes were the f꧙our slowest on the timesheet.

Then in qualifying,♍ all four bikes were again at the back of the grid.

It means Zarco꧋ starts the grꦍand prix from 17th on the grid, Mir 18th, Nakagami 19th and Marini 20th.

Marini, Honda’s recruit to replace Marc Marquez, is now one of just two riders in MotoGP witho🌌ut a single point after five races across two-and-a-half rounds.

But, for now, Honda will be hoping that his developm♉ental and analytical approach - a key reason for bringing him in - will aid them in improving the RC213V’s competitiveness.

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