168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini does not want Honda engineers to try and “transform” his bike in☂to a Ducati despite “struggling” with some of the RC213V's long-running issues, including a lack of rear grip during, d🌊uring the Sepang test.

Marini completed the opening pre-season MotoGP test 18th-fastest with new team-mate 🐻Joan 🐷Mir ahead in ninth.

He is a factory rider for the first time after swapping VR46 Ducati for Repsol Honda and, although🌟 being highly-touted for his analytical approach to development, admits he cannot yet get to grips with some characteristics of his new bike.

Marini explained on Thursday why the Ducatis excel so much during time attacks, inꦜcluding sweeping the top four places at the Sepang test:

“In general, it was 𓆉easy to do the time attack [at Ducati] because we just pushed more in braking, and the bik💫e stopped better because the rear tyre was new. [The rear grip] helped to stop the bike.

“Ducati use it well, they use the rear tyre better than Honda, in my opinion, in this mo🎐ment.

“We have to improve in that area.

“With new tyres you want to try to brake later but it’♍s difficult. I𝕴 am struggling to stop the bike.

“For🐭 me, this is the most difficult part - the last part of the entry, the turning is missing for me, on my set-up.

“We need to improve. Joa🍌n is faster and str๊onger, especially in this part.”

But wo🌠uld he ask Honda engineers to develop a bike like the Ducati th⛄at he left behind?

“I do♈n’t think this is th🧜e correct way,” Marini insisted.

“The DNA of eve🧸ry bike must stay the same, to use its strong points.

“Honda has🦹 very good points. We need to work on it. N🅰ot just to transform the bike into a Ducati.

“This is not the correct way.”

What strong points does the Honda possess?

Marini kept his ꧂cards close to ✨his chest, replying: “There are many!”

Honda and Yamaha riders were permitted to take part in the shakedown test, before the t♉hree-day official test, as part of the ✤new concessions rules.

So Marini has enjoyed more time on track than most of his rivals in🐈 Honda’s bid to restore themselves to the front 🍎of MotoGP.

Marini reflected: “I think ꩵthat there are many positive things about this test, especially the three days with other riders.

“It is more clear to understand our potential.

“For the time attack, 🎉Joan Mir did an amazing lap.

“It’s clear that he knows the bike very well, an💝d how to push with new tyres.

“I struggled when I tried. It’s different to the 🅰Duca🐈ti when you need to push a lot.

“There is a lot of margin to improve.

“With the setting of the bik🗹e, we tried something with the wheel-base 🔯and the balance in general.

“We are going in a good direction and Qatar will be🐲 interesting because we will ha🧔ve more parts to try.

“Also, that test is more critical for the race weekend with more focus onꦕ lap time.”

Marini’s feedback on the Honda’s competitiveness with used tyres: “Today, better. Yesterday🌠 I made more laps in a row. Today, with used tyres, I was obviously faster.

✨“But everyone was faster today because the track is better.

“The gap between me and t▨he others, today, was a little less with used tyres. So I’m happy.

“We im🧜proved the e🍬xit of the corners, how the bike turns when it has gas.

“This was really positive. It helped me a lot.

“But, on the ꩵlast part of the entry, we have a lot of margin to impꦛrove.”

A two-day🥃 Qatar test is the final opportunity for MotoGP riders and teams to add the finishing touches to their bikes before the season begins, in the same location, on March 8-10.