ℱRomano Albesiano has assessed Honda’s Sepang test - and there is clear opt🎶imism in their camp.

Honda had the worst bike in MotoGP i🔜n 2024 but the signing of Albesiano from Aprilia as their new technical director was a sign of a𓃲mbition.

After a shakedown and an official three-day test in Sepang, factory rider Joan Mir could not contain his delight at the imp🐲roving Honda.

“It has been very important. We had many, many dᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚifferent versions of components,” Albe🌄siano said about the test.

“It has been huge work for the mechanics and riders, but we have found a good base 🌠to start t✤he season.”

Albesiano is optimistic for the manufacturer: “Yes, definitely. I didn’t know what to expect from 🅠this test.

“But my feeling now is tha💙t the general performance of the motorcycle and the riders is good.

“We have a base to start, then to bring small de𒆙velopments step by step, which is th𒀰e right way to proceed.

“We are there to 🍌get to the ꧋top. In some time, probably, but it is possible.”

Albesiano is still🅠 i🎀n his early stages of his new job at Honda.

𓄧He said about his winter preparation: “We tried to foc🌃us on the right targets. We organised the job for the future.

“This is mainly what I have done in this period.”

Aleix Espargaro benefit to Honda

The a🍬rrival of Aleix Espargaro as a test rider at Honda, after he retiring from racing with 🗹Aprilia, is also a promising sign.

Espargaro and Takaaki Nakagami, who lost his race s🀅eat last year, are an experieꦅnced testing duo.

Alb🧜esiano said about Espargaro: “It’s a great opportunity for me, and for Honda, to have two people who communicate eff🌺iciently for so long. It’s easy for me to understand what he says, or to ask him to do a special test.

“It is a very good combination for development. He 𝔉is so strong at pushing his unbelievable abilit𝓀y, to put energy into everything he does.”

Albesiano has joined a Japanese manufacturer from a European brand and no﷽tes the differences.

“The approach to racing is different,” he said..” I’m not saying one is right or wro⭕ng.

“If we get the best from both, it will🦂 be👍 a fantastic mixture for the future.”

Ne༒xt, Honda will join their rivals for the test in Buriram before the first race of 2025 in Thailand on February 28-March 2.

“The engine is one area where the guys have done great work to find a better connection,” Albesiano said abou♈t the Buriram test.

“It was a good sཧtep for the riders. Now we mu꧒st look for more fuel performance which is something we are slightly missing to be super-competitive.”