168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Luca Marini is desperate to overturn a difficult start to his Honda career at the scene of his best-ever resuಞl🃏t.

The MotoGP of the Americas this weekend allows Marini a chance to tap in𒉰to great ℱmemories of a year ago.

Then riding a VR46 Ducati, Marini finished second at the Circuit of the Americas to register his top 🧜result in three seasons in the premier class.

He has since switched to Repsol Honda as Marc Marquez’s repওlacement.

After two rounds o🐲f the 2024 season, he is one of three riders yet to score a single point.

But encouragingly, Honda head to COTA knowing 𒀰they won last year’s grand prix amid a dreadful year. Alex Rins of LCR Honda finished ahead of Marini.

“Austin holds a special place in my heart and I have good memories from last year,” Marin🦄i said.

“We arrive in a different situation this year but I am still positive that we can make more progreꦓss in America.

“It’s a very 🎉particular circuit in Texas and you’ve seen that Honda has had something there in the past.

“No matter the track, our focus and i🎃nte🐼ntion stays the same as we keep building this project.”

Marini has finished a drab 20th and 17th in the two grands prix t🍎o kickstart his career as a factory rider so is hoping for improved fortunes in Texas.

Joan Mir, his teammate, has fared marginally better with 🐭seven points overall.

He has finished 13th and 12thꦛ in the first two Sundꦍay races.

Unli♉ke Marini, his me🐈mory of last year at COTA is not encouraging.

The race in America w༒as among nine grands prix that Mir started but failed to finish in a woeful debut campai🦂gn with Honda.

He said: “Going to America is always nice, we only get to see the fans there once a year so it's important to put on a good sh𝔉ow.

“We go to a third very different track in🌳 three races so we need to look and understand how the Honda is going there.

“COTA is one of the most unique layouts on the calendar and 𝄹espe🐎cially the first sector on track is very specific.

“Quite a lot of the track has been resurfaced since we were last here so I am looking👍 forward to seeing how those changes impact the track.”