Luca Marini will enter this weekend’s Spanish MotoGP as the highest Honda rider on the planet championship rankings.
Nonetheless, regardless of having his greatest weekend of the season at COTA, the Italian is barely tenth general.
Marini secured Honda’s greatest consequence thus far with fifth place within the dash, passing Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia on the ultimate lap to complete the Grand Prix in ninth place.
Nonetheless, he crossed the road 14.471 seconds behind race winner Marco Bezzecchi, following three Aprilias, three Ducatis and two KTMs.
“It was a race that confirmed that everybody’s stage has improved considerably,” Marini mentioned at COTA.
“This yr, the primary eight bikes have carried out very properly and it’s robust to get in there.
“The tires are additionally working very properly, so throughout the race we push to the restrict in each nook and each braking.
“It is robust. I am nonetheless not very pleased with being ninth. I need one thing extra, however I want to enhance my bundle.”
“Let’s examine what we are able to do within the Jerez (post-race) take a look at to be a bit extra in entrance.”
Heading into Jerez this weekend, Marini is hoping to gauge Honda’s efficiency extra precisely.
“Jerez is a circuit that everybody is aware of properly and I feel it’s going to give us a greater indication of the place we’re in comparison with the opposite bikes,” he mentioned.
“As all the time, stepping into Q2 would be the first focus of the weekend after which we are going to see what is feasible on Saturday and Sunday.”
On the opposite aspect of the storage, teammate Joan Mir will probably be seeking to finish a nightmare run during which he hasn’t scored in 5 video games for the reason that sport towards Buriram.
“Jerez is an effective circuit to know lots of issues. I hope I could be as quick as I used to be within the opening race,” mentioned Mir, who certified fifth at COTA.
“Our strategy stays the identical. We all know we could be aggressive and we are going to all the time proceed to present our most effort to get probably the most out of the bike and the scenario.”
“It is going to be fascinating to see what Monday’s take a look at brings. It is a busy weekend to get again into form.”
