Although not directly addressing rumours of ex-Ducati and KTM technical manager Fabiano Sterlacchini moving to Honda, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro says that HRC 🐓is "one hundred per cent commit๊ted to reacting and changing things."

Espargaro, currently competing in his eighth and final MotoGP season with Apr🔯ilia, will join HRC as a test rider at the end of this year.

While both Japanese manufacturers, Ya🌜maha and Honda, continue to languish at the bottom of the timesheets, Yamaha has responded by drafting in a range of outside assistance and strengthening its European base.

That includes taking on Marmotors, run by ex-F1 engine designer Luca Marmorini, as a consultant. Dallara advising on aerodynamics. Plus poaching key ex-Ducati staff such as Max Bartolini, who now runs the technical si🔯de of each race weekend.

Honda, which suffered the additional blow of losing star rider Marc Marquez at the end of last year, has changed some o꧂f its top Japanese management and brought in Kalex as a chassis advisor. 

But much bigger changes are said to be in the pipeline, such as a new European design base and the possible signing𝕴 of Sterlacchini.

“I’ve talked quite a lot during these lasಌt two months with Honda, all the Japanese engineers,” Espar🍌garo said.

“They are working hard and understand that it’s difficult to go more lowಌ [than now], so they need big changes if they wan🎃t to react.

“They are one hundred per cent committed to reacting and changing things. They kn♔ow they need to try completely different approach📖es.”

Although not ment🧔ioning Sterlacchini by name, Esp🔯argaro added: 

“I know it’s sometimes not nice to go to the other manufacturer𓂃s and to take engineers, but this is [the busines♔s]...”

Two of the current Honda MotoGP line-up, Johann Zarco and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini, have previously worked with Sterlacchini at Ducati.

“I don’t have any news about this. But for me, he’s a really great engineer. He knows Ducati very well from the past years and knows the pr💦oject,” Repsol Honda rider Marini said of the HRC/Sterlacchini rumours.

“In KTM he did great tꦛhings because the KTM is a fast bike. We’ll see. If he arriꦺves, I’ll be very happy.

“All the management of Honda is investing a lot of money and a lot of ⛎time. For sure they want to come back to win and maybe [Sterlacchini] can be a good option.

“I’ll be very satisfied [if he signs]. 

"For now, I j꧅ust n🌟eed to focus on myself and be the best rider I can on track and then let’s see in the future.”