The 2024 MotoGP season ended on Sunday November 17 by crowning Jorge Martin for the first time in his career, at the end of the Barcelona Grand Prix. A track where the riders stayed after the race, to participate in end-of-season testing, already aiming to prepare for 2025. We were able to see riders with their new teams, like Marc Marquez at Ducati or Jorge Martin at Aprilia .
Tests where Joan Mir at Honda was very critical of his team since 2024: the Japanese manufacturer Honda. A team with which the 2020 world champion only scored 21 points this season, while his team finished last in the championship, even behind the satellite team, LCR… Enough to fuel bitterness for Joan Mir, who used Aleix Espargaro, a new test rider who tested the Honda for the first time.
“He was impressed”
“The lack of grip when accelerating, and the top speed we have… He was impressed”quips Joan Mir, transcribing the impressions of the man who retired as an official pilot. Before continuing by complaining about the lack of development: “At Honda, at Yamaha, normally you see the new bike and that kind of thing. But that wasn't our case. I just hope we get it soon. »
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Remarks which did not go unnoticed in the paddock, to the point that Honda would have recalibrated its driver after these statements. Enough to announce a new complicated season for 2025…
