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The fact that Honda has seen something of a rebirth at Montmelò, after several races on the defense, is highlighted by the double podium of yesterday and also today's test, where the feeling between the RCV213V and the Catalan track is confirmed.
Marc Marquez wasn't settling for second, proving to be the quickest of the day: “I'm pleased with how the day went - #starts 93 – and not for the lap time, but rather for the number of laps completed, it's a test after all. We had nothing new to test, but I worked particularly on my riding style in order to try and better manage the tyres”.
Marc is smiling for another reason though; in the final stages, the Spaniard mounted a tyre similar to those available this year, but totally symmetrical, which left him with very positive sensations.
“Michelin brought two tyres to test: the first in preparation for Misano, which I couldn't test because it was too soft to be able to provide information at this track, while the second was quite hard and symmetrical. With this, I really got my smile back, also setting the best time. I felt very good with it, especially in braking, and hope that Michelin can work in this direction, because the asymmetrical only suits a few tracks like Valencia or Philip Island, while at the others a single compound is better”.
This is the world champion's position but it is not backed up by the words of his team-mate Dani Pedrosa.
“I tried the symmetrical tyre, and didn't feel any improvement. I don't think it can help us. I also tested the Misano tyre, but it was too hot to be able to draw any conclusions”.
In summarising the test however, Dani too has a smile on his face: “I worked on a fork and on riding position, but it was hard to understand given the high temperature. Now we must focus on how best to use the electronics, particularly in acceleration; traction control works excessively, and this is the main issue to resolve”.
