During the MotoGP pre-season tests, records at the Sepang and Losail circuits were broken. Despite being an early phase of the year, the bikes are already showing faster speeds than last year, particularly those from European manufacturers (Aprilia, Ducati, and KTM).
Luca Marini, who rides for Repsol Honda, admitted to the press that he was surprised by the pace he saw in the tests, but not by Honda’s, which he considers to be normal:
– I didn’t expect big improvements from the others, because the lap times they made here [Losail] and also in Sepang are incredible. About our lap time, I think it’s quite normal. In this moment that we start from really behind we need to be patient. It will arrive.