Honda test rider Aleix Esp🧸argaro says the Japanese marqu💯e has to factor time attacks into its testing plans to help him when he makes wildcard appearances at MotoGP rounds.

The three-time MotoGP race winner has competed in two wildcard rounds for Honda in 2025 already at 💙the Spanish and British Grands Prix.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro showed solid race paceꦍ in both, but struggled in qualifying to be at the le🐼vel he previously was as a full-time rider.

He was 1.4s from the best time in Q1 at Silverstone an💙d 0.697s away at Jerez, and in each was the fourth-fastest Honda ahead of only strugg꧙ling rookie Somkiat Chantra.

Aleix Espargaro urges Honda changes

Espargaro says the wa🍸y to do the lap time on the Honda is very different to what he was used to on the Aprilia and is “really lost” in qualifying trim as a result.

“Was a little bit easier because it 🥀was the second GP, but in terms of riding the bike on the limit it was very similar [to Jerez],” he said at the British GP.

“I need more time rea❀lly. I’m not riding at the leve🌳l I would like.

“I’m not really enjoying the fresh tyres.

“I just need more time to understand the bike, especially because in the past with the Aprilia when I fit🎃ted the soft tyre I would release the brakes 💃a little bit earlier to rush into the apex to let the bike go fast in the apex.

“With this bike, if you do this you go into the chattering phase. It’s more abou🏅t braking super late and then🦩 picking up and going. This is not my riding style…on time attack I’m really lost.”

Espargaro admits it’s hard to factor time attacks into a testing programme due to the limitations on♎ tyre allocation.

But he says Honda has to look into this ♓if he is to keep doing wildcards this season.

“I said thi💜s to my team that we have to plan to do this,” he added.

“It’s a little bit difficult because when t🌌hey bring a lot of stuff to the tests, the quantity of the tyres is limꦆited.

“Normal𓆏ly you have to try different swingarms, we have to be careful. We put a set time and I do many laps in this lap time to be able to compare.

“It’s very important for the engineers to do the same lap time for five laps. So, really the ti𒁏me attꦍack is not on the programme.

“But if🎃 they want me to do wildcards, it’s something I need to improve.”