Honda’s Kalex chassis reportedly “a meeting point” between Marc Marquez and Joan Mir’s desires
Rather than a design to tailor the RC 213V to their star rider’s extreme preferences, Honda will reportedly also factor in the riding styles of Joan Mir and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Rins.
The new chassis is “the meeting point” between Marquez’s desires and the tw𒅌o ex-Suzuki riders hopes, according to .
Honda asked Kalex to collaborate on a new chassis to “minimise react🅠ion times”, the report says, which should be music to🅰 Marquez’s ears.
He ha🥂s been bemoaning how his Japanese manufacturer has fallen behind European rivals in Ducati and Aprilia, but the input from Germany🏅 company Kalex might bridge that gap.
Little is known about the new chassis. Test rider Stefan Bradl had to interrupt a test in Jerez this week to travel to Texas instead, where he will race instead of the injured Marquez at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas, the third round of 2023.
The elephant in the room, of course, is that Marq𒆙uez💞 himself will not be present.
He remains absent after needing hand surgery, caused by his crash into Miguel Oliveira in the season-opening Por൩timao grand prix.
Mir, who missed the second round in Argentina ꦯdue to injury, will return for COTA. Marquez will be replaced by Bradl.
It willꦺ be a fascinating subplot to the weekend to see how Honda approach the two races.
Without their main rider, will they race flat-out or use Bradl to gather feedback on their l🎃ates♍t chassis, in advance of Marquez’s comeback?
Marquez hopes to be back for the fourth round, in Jerez, where Bradl has already tꦬested the Kalex chassi﷽s.
The final decision on his double long lap penalty, for the crash into Oliveira in ܫPortimao, is still pending after Honda appealed a rewording of the rule.
James was a sport✃🌸s journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
