Lecuona, who just finished a very busy end to the seaso🦋n after continuing to replace Alex Rins in MotoGP, flew straight from Qatar to Jerez in order to test the 2024 CBR1000RR-R.

A big step forward was the hope for Honda, who have struggled to get on terms with its rivals in recent seasons, and that’s the tak♛eaway from Lecuona.

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Speaking to WorldSBK.com after the two-day outing, Lecuona said: “I’m really happy because it’s a big surprise about the step and the bike that Japan brings us. It’s a 🌠big surprise. 

“In terms🌼 of chassis, electronics, engine… everything changed a lot. W🌼e made a good step in a few areas, and in other areas we are still struggling a little bit that we need to understand better. 

“What is true is that we needed to learn about the feeling of the bi🔯ke a lot in these two days. I needed to cha﷽nge my style a lot to go fast. 

“Even with the SC0, the performance was amazing. The tyre wear is really good for us; we could never do these laps at the end of the race🍌. Really happy about this.”

One of the busiest riders in the world since the summer break, Lec⛎uona commitments to both WorldSBK and MotoGP meant the Spaniard was consiไstently racing at the highest level.

Doing so aboard two under-performing machines, Lecuona said fatigue was an issue on the second dayꩲ of the test. 

“I’m very tired from all the travelling so on the second day, I struggled more toꦐ understand the bike,” added the Team HR🦩C rider. 

“We tried to do our best in terms of electronics, where we need to do work compared 🤪to last year to understand more new things. 

“I’m quite happy but still we ne𝐆ed to improve, we need to understand this new bike. I think it’s a really good step. Let’s see in the next test how it is.🍨”