Bola.net – Luca Marini believes helping Honda recover from adversity in MotoGP 2024 will not be easy. However, he felt honored to defend Repsol Honda, the most prestigious team in Grand Prix history. According to him, defending this squad is like a footballer defending Real Madrid or Barcelona.
In total, the Honda factory team has won 19 racers’ world titles in the GP500/MotoGP class, but 15 of them were won when this squad was called Repsol Honda since 1995. Not only that, they have also been world team champions 10 times, namely since the world title. the team held in MotoGP 2002.
Marini also followed in the footsteps of his older brother, Valentino Rossi, who wore the Repsol Honda uniform in 2002 and 2003 and swept two titles. Unfortunately, Honda has been in decline for the past four seasons, and Marini is said to have arrived at the wrong time. However, he is confident they can return to the top.
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Ideal Team Because Dream Team
Repsol Honda racer, Luca Marini (c) Honda Racing Corporation
“I think I am the right rider for Honda at the moment, and I think for me Honda is the ideal team, because this is my dream. It’s like playing for Real Madrid or Barcelona. Spectacular,” said Marini in a podcast By Ears quoted Motorsport Italia on Thursday (18/1/2024).
Marini, who previously defended Ducati through the Mooney VR46 Racing Team, is now defending Repsol Honda on a two-season contract as a replacement for six-time MotoGP world champion, Marc Marquez. Marini admits that he is carrying a big burden, but he remains optimistic that he can work well with Honda.
“It’s clear that at the moment Honda’s technical package is not the best, but with the experience I have in MotoGP with Ducati and everything I can give to Honda, in the near future we can fight for the top again, for the podium,” said the 26-year-old racer. This year.
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Honda Must Be Patient, Cannot Be Rushed
Repsol Honda racer, Luca Marini (c) Honda Racing Corporation
Even so, Marini doesn’t want to be too ambitious about his target with Repsol Honda in MotoGP 2024. He believes that flashy performance cannot be obtained instantly. The most important thing is that they work painstakingly and are not careless in developing the newest RC213V.
“I think right now we can only improve ourselves. We have to be patient and give ourselves time, we can’t rush. MotoGP is a complicated event with a lot of rivalry. Not only from Ducati, but also from KTM Aprilia, and Yamaha who are determined to fight for repair the motorbike,” he said.
“It won’t be easy, but we have to work better than our rivals. I believe we have the potential and have the right people to do it,” concluded the racer nicknamed ‘Marinovich’, who is also the 2020 Moto2 runner up.
Sumber: By Ears Podcast, Motorsport Italia
2024-01-19 05:14:00
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