Honda drivers Luca Marini and Joan Mir will focus in Barcelona on future improvements while honoring the memory of the victims of the floods in Spain. This Solidarity Grand Prix marks the end of the 2024 season for the HRC team. If the drivers, Luca Marini and Joan Mir, of course want to end the year in style, their attention is already focused on the challenges to come.
The Barcelona Grand Prix will mark the end of the 2024 season, a key moment for Hondaand particularly for its pilots Joan Mir et
Luca Marini. If the season was strewn with pitfalls, it also ended on promising notes, with visible improvements on the Japanese manufacturer's bikes, and both riders are already looking towards the future, in particular towards the tests of the off-season which will begin on the Tuesday following the race.
Luca Mariniwho took the big leap of
Ducati has Honda in 2024, experienced a more difficult year of transition than expected. However, the Pesaro rider never gave up, continuing to progress and improve his bike. He now says he is ready to see the fruits of his work during this last race of the season at Barcelonaa circuit that he knows well and which will allow him to compare the progress made.
Marini commented: “Obviously the main point of this weekend is to do what we can to
help those affected by what happened recently in Spain “. Then he comes to the competition: “ revisiting the circuits from the beginning of the year is useful to properly compare the situation. Barcelona is a track where normally we don't have not much gripso for us it's interesting to continue working to improve in one of the areas where we haven't been as strong. »
He knows the circuit's cooler conditions in November will provide an added challenge, but he is determined to continue his progress before the end of the year.
Joan Mir: « for us, Honda, it is about doing the final checks before 2025 »
For his part,
Joan Miralthough already focusing on 2025, keeps a close eye on the race of
Barcelona. The Spanish pilot highlighted the emotional importance of this weekend, especially for the region of Valence hard hit by storm Dana. “ It will be an emotional weekendthinking of all those in Valencia and throughout Spain who were affected by storm Dana. I think it's good that we can do something for themputting the efforts of a Grand Prix weekend at the service of those who need it. »
Mir also addressed the sporting objectives of this last MotoGP Grand Prix of the year, emphasizing the importance of the upcoming tests. “ As for the weekend from a sporting point of view, for us it is about doing the final checks before 2025. We had the race in Barcelona earlier and we also had some tests, so there is lots of information to check before seeing what Tuesday has in store for us. »
So, although the 2024 season ends on a note of work and preparation for the future, Mir et
Marini are both focused on the first tests of 2025, while hoping to conclude this year with a good result at Barcelona.
