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The year 2025 could be described as the beginning of a new era. Indeed, Honda has ended its run with Repsol, welcoming Castrol, as well as two new test riders, namely Aleix Espargarò and Takaaki Nakagami.
In Indonesia today, Luca Marini and Joan Mir unveiled the 2025 livery that the RC213-V will sport on the track. Welcoming the Jakarta appointment is President Watanabe: "On behalf of Honda HRC, I would like to welcome Castrol to the MotoGP project. HRC and Castrol both share the same vision, drive, and focus on technology and the future. We have enjoyed great success with them in the past and also in other categories, so it was a natural fit. Everyone is working hard to bring success to the MotoGP World Championship in 2025, we must continue to remain focused and diligently walk the path ahead of us. With Joan Mir and Luca Marini, we have two strong and talented riders to help us push forward on this journey. Racing is at the very core of Honda, and I am sure that we will achieve more success this season."
Of course, there is a lot of anticipation on the part of Alberto Puig: "Another season is upon us and we must approach it the same way as every season before: with clear targets and a plan on how to arrive at them. We know what Joan Mir is capable of as a double world champion and he knows what his targets are for the year. Last year we saw the steady growth of Luca Marini during the season and he must continue this trend. From our side, as Honda HRC, we must also keep working to deliver the equipment to the riders for them to perform. We are pleased to welcome Castrol to this project, as we target future success together."
The word then passed to Mir: "First of all, I have to say that the bike looks incredible: the new colors are different to what we have seen in the past, but they are strong and it will be a pleasure to wear them. We enter this new season with clear goals as we continue to work on improving the bike, the team and ourselves. It will be an intense start to the year, straight to two tests right after the winter, but this will allow us to get back up to speed quickly. I am looking forward to seeing what our engineers and our new Castrol partners have been working on over the winter."
Echoing his word was also Marini:"It's fantastic to come to Jakarta to reveal these new colors: the people here have such a passion for motorbikes, MotoGP and Honda. From the 2024 season we have learned a lot, we were able to end it in a better way, and continuing to improve is once again the objective for this 2025 season. I know how hard everyone in this project is working, and I am determined to keep giving my maximum on track to help. Already last year we saw progress being made and I am sure we will do the same again this year in these beautiful colors."
