Honda’s𓆉 fortunes in 2025 we💦re a key topic on the latest Crash MotoGP podcast.

Honda have appointed Romano Albesiano as new technical director, and ha🦋ve Aleix Espargaro and Takaaki Nak🦂agami as test riders.

Their factory duo will again be 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Luca Marini and Joan Mir - who badly struggled in 2024 - while LCR’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Johann Zarco will be joined by rookie 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Somkiat Chantra.

But the problems at the manufacturer are at a hig💙her level, our experts explained.

“They seem to lack a ‘head coach’ figure, like Max Bart💦olini has become [for Yamaha]. Honda don’t seem to have that,” Lewis Duncan told our podcast.

“They have a🍰 bulldog in Alberto Puig wh༺o defends the rider and the situation, but not someone who can unify the riders.

“Joan Mir is miserable all the time. Why did he sign a new contr𒁏act? He says that he didn’t want to leave it on that note. But🍌 if he’s not enjoying it and is being negative all the time…

“H🌠onda 💟doesn’t have a leader. Maybe Johann Zarco fills that role, he was better spoken than their other riders, more level-headed and certainly more competitive.

“It’s hard to know where Honda go, and ꦺwhat impact Romano Albesiano can have. The base package had nothing to do with him so he’ll have to spend time untangling it.

“I don’t see Honda making tanꦑgible steps this year. Th𒅌ere were little signs of progress towards the end of last year, but only for Zarco.

“I think if Honda can be 🅘in the points every weekend, it will be a success. But to get to the level that Yamaha might be at? Difficult.”

Honda told about key area to improve

Peter McLaren adde💯d: “How will much influence will Albesiano and Aleix have on the bike?

“It’s one thing to bring people in. Honda hired💛 a lot of engineers, they work with Kalex, but it hasn’t transformed the fortunes of the bike.

“The key for Honda to begin with will be not t𒅌o take a step backwards, like last year. That’s what ruined the first half of last season, the wrong direction in testing.

“If🐻 they can, at least, pick up where they left off…

“Riders with more experience of the bike - Zarco an✱d Marini - should also help.

“Marc Marquez was asked ‘what’s the difference between Du🅷cati and Honda as a✱ factory rider?’

“He said ‘communication’. Gigi Dall’Igna ties ꦅall the things to🐻gether at Ducati.

“It’s th𓄧ese areas that Honda neeꦅd to make a step in.

“It comes down to what foundation they have after testing. Aleix has already been testing 💦this year, and he had a few last year.

“We’ll know af꧂ter Buriram and Sepang what kind of step. Will they make a leap forward?

“Maybe there is something [that Albesiano can do] by looking at the bike, saying ‘do it like this’, which will give them a couple of tent🎃hs per lap. It’s possible.

“The top Honda in 12th-place in the championship wo🅺uld be a good result. Za🎶rco was 17th [last year].

“You can always have one-off results in MotoGP, we saw it withᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ Alex Rins at COTA.

“But realis💯tically they’ve got to look ꦿat step-by-step. But, the first thing, is not to take a step back…”