Are Honda beginning to turn a corner in WorldSBK?

Honda duo Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge leave Cremona upbeat about Honda’s improvement༒s.

Iker Lecuona
Iker Lecuona

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Iker Lecuona and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Xavi Vierge believe Honda have taken a big step forward with the CBR1000RR-R after the latest WorldSBK test at Cremona.

Heading into Misano the 2024 season had pr෴oved very difficult for Honda, however, signs were there that the improvem♎ents were finally being made.

That has since continued with a two-day test at Cremona last 𝔍week, with Lecuona saying: “Overall, it w🌺asn’t too bad. We tried many things on the base. We didn’t try new items, but we tried all the progress we made at Misano to see if it was working or not, but it was only setup and electronics.

“On the first day, we struggled a lot. We were stuck i💖n the 1’30s and couldn’t improve the lap time.

“On Thursday, it’s true that on the first run the track was a bit colder compared to Wednesday; the weather was better, so it waꦉs𝄹 easier to beat the lap time.

“We started to feel good. During the d⛦ay, at the end of the morning on a long run, I kept a really good pace, keeping it consistent with just two tenths difference e෴very lap.

“I’m really happy about𝔍 that﷽. The step, I think, is there but until the race we won’t know.”

For Lecuona’s team-mate Xavi Vierge also enjoyed a str𒁃ong test at Cremona as changes 🌄to the bike resulted in a ‘more stable bike’.

Vierge added: “Thur🍎sday was a good day for us with a much more stable bike, trying to focus on taking the maximum performance from it.

“My feeling improved a littl🌟e bit and I’m happy about that. Race pace is not so bad. We used one SCQ tyre and I was able to improve the lap time quite a lot. 

“Overall, it’s been good. The good thing is we finished the test with the best base setup we've found so far, and this is important in order to be able to regain some feeling with the bik𝓀e.”

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