168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Luca Marini doꦗes not want Honda engineers to try and “transform” his bike into a Ducati despite “struggling” with some of the RC213V's long-running issues, including a lack of rear grip during, during the🍒 Sepang test.

Marini completed the opening pre-season MotoGP test 1𓃲8th-fﷺastest with new team-mate Joan Mir ahead in ninth.

He is a factory rider for the first time after swapping VR46 Ducati for Repsol Honda and, although being highly-touted for his analytical approach to development, admits he cannot yet get 💫to grips with some characteristics of his new bikꦿe.

Marini explained on Thursday why the Ducatis excel ♊so much during time attacks, including sweepiꦯng the top four places at the Sepang test:

“In general, it was easy to d𒅌o the time attack [at Ducati] because we just pushed more in braking, and the bike stopped better because the rear🌃 tyre was new. [The rear grip] helped to stop the bike.

“Ducati use it well🧸, they use the rear tyre better than Honda, in my opinion, in this 🎐moment.

“We have to improve in that area.

“With 🐽new tyres you want to try to brake later but it’s d💛ifficult. I am struggling to stop the bike.

“For me, this is the most difficult🍃 part - the last part of the entry, the turning is missing for me, on ꧙my set-up.

“We need to improve. J💦oan is faster and stronger, especially in this part.”

But would he ask Honda engineers to𒀰 deve🔯lop a bike like the Ducati that he left behind?

“I don’t think th🎃is is the correct way,” Marini insisted.

“The DNA 🌱of ev❀ery bike must stay the same, to use its strong points.

“Honda has very good points. We need to work on it. Not just to transform the bike into a D🌃ucati.

“This is not the correct way.”

What strong points does the Honda possess?

Marini kept his cards close to his chest, replyin🦩g: “There are 🐼many!”

Honda and Yamaha riders were permitted to take part in the shakedown test, before♌ the three-day official test, as part of the new concessions rules.

So Marini has enjoyed more time on track than most of his rivals in Honda’s bid to restore themselves to the front of 𒆙Mot🌄oGP.

Marini reflected: “I think that there are m♏any positive things about this test, especially the three days with other riders.

“It is more clear to understand our potential.

“For the time attack, Joan Mir did꧂ an amazing lap.

“It’s clear that he knows thꦇe bike very well, and how to push with new tyres.

“I struggle♐d when I tried. It’s different to the Du🃏cati when you need to push a lot.

“There is a lot of margin to improve.

“With the setting of the bike, we tried something with the wheel-base and th🐼e balanc♈e in general.

✅“We are going in a good direction and Qatar will be in𝔉teresting because we will have more parts to try.

“Also, that test is more critical for the ra🍒ce weekend with more focus on lap time.”

Marini’s feedback on the Honda’s competitiveness with used tyres: “Today, better. Yesterday I made more laps in a row. Today, with used tyres, I was obviously fast🥂er.

“But everyone was faster tod💦ay because the track💝 is better.

ౠ“The gap b🦩etween me and the others, today, was a little less with used tyres. So I’m happy.

“We improved the exit of the corners, how the bike turns when it has𝔉 gas.

“This was really positive. It helped me a lot.

“But, on the last part of the ꦗentry, we have a lot of margin to improve.”

A two-day Qatar test is the final opportunity for MotoGP riders a𝕴nd teams to add the finishing touches to their bikes before the season begins, in the same location, on March🀅 8-10.