Things may not be going so well on Honda’s side in the Superbike World Championship, or so it seems according to Iker Lecuona, on his third season in the category, doesn’t feel there have been real improvement.
Speaking about the second day of tests at the Algarve Circuit in Portimão, Portugal, the rider said: ‘Day two was hard and difficult. Firstly, because on my first flying lap, I crashed at Turn 7. It’s a fast corner. We changed the bike on day one, and I completely forgot. I arrived, completely lost the front and then we lost all the morning to repair the bike. Even with the crash, we still struggled’.
For the spaniard, there are many issues, as he explained: ‘We didn’t find a way; we didn’t find anything that works well on the bike. We don’t know why or what we need to change. That’s the reality. It’s the last day of testing and to go to Australia with this feeling is not the best’.
Furthermore, according to Lecuona, it feels like the path of growth just isn’t there:
– It’s my third year in WorldSBK and, for now, I don’t feel a big improvement. We improved sometimes but, in the end, what is clear is that we’re not ready to even fight in the top ten. Let’s see in Australia in the two days of testing whether we can find anything. It looks like a hard year.