Luca Marini insists his Honda is in the “best position” since he💫 joined the manufacturer.

Much of Marini’s debut year with Honda has been miserable - it took him until the ninth Mo🌄toGP round of 2024 to score his first point, due ༺to tyre pressure penalties to three other riders.

But laꦚst⭕ week at Misano, both factory Honda riders enjoyed a rare moment of sunshine.

Joan Mir finished 11♚th and Marini 12th, after bot🧸h overtook KTM’s Jack Miller.

It was the best result of the season for bo♏th Repsol Honda rꦯiders.

“I am really looking forward to Indonesia,” Marini said ahead of t🔯his weekend’s return to Mandalika.

“Honda has such an incredible presence t🍃here – you see it every tim♊e you go.

“We ♛arrive in a good moment, races where we are improving and making progress and now the bike is in the best position since I started with Honda.

“I am hungry to get back out and keep working, so having three races in a row is a positive 👍for me.

“Indonesia is a place I like andඣ I am very 🍌excited to see what we can achieve on the RC213V.”

Mir added: “It’s a good feeling to get on the plane after💙 a better result, of course there is still work to do to get back to where Honda and I know we s🐬hould be.

“But it’s a first step and now we must co🔥nfirm it as our place in tꦍhe next races.

“We’ve found something in the last few months so this is positive. Indonesia is a fantastic country to vis♛it, Lombok an incredible island.

“You have to battle a lot of things there, the heat and sometimes the 🔯rain. Let’s enjoy it.”

Mandalika is also a ci💝rcuit which brings back fond memories for Repsol Hond’s newest rider.

Marini earned his first MotoGP 🔜pole position here last season.