MotoGP, Romano Albesiano brings Honda-HRC racing department to Italy

Honda is preparing a racing department in northern Italy, in the vicinity of Milan, and has already begun the search for personnel.
For the moment it is only a rumor, but a reliable one. Honda, or rather, HRC, is therefore determined to get serious about MotoGP, and after the acquisition of Romano Albesiano as technical manager, it has decided to change its philosophy.

After all, the rapidity with which it is necessary to move in MotoGP today ill suits a racing department located in Japan. Something Yamaha has long understood with its racing department in Gerno di Lesmo.

Only the engines will continue to be handled in Japan, but the evolution will be designed in Italy. A novelty that is only apparently so, since Albesiano's hiring was a clear prelude to this initiative. Indeed, an Italy-Japan relay was entirely unlikely.

In light of this, Aleix Espargarò's decision to move to HRC as a test rider is no longer surprising. Romano probably decided almost simultaneously with his rider, who knowing well the behavior and evolution of the Aprilia RS-GP will be an invaluable complement to the new project.

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