Ducati’s general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has warned incoming Honda MotoGP technical director Romano Albesiano his task to trans♒form the RC213V won’t h❀appen “overnight”.

Honda is in the midst of its worst period in the modern MotoGP era, having endured its third winless ca♐mpaign out of the last five.

The Japanese brand scored no podiu𝓀ms in 🅺2024 between its four riders and didn’t event breach 100 points in the constructors’ standings - ending up firmly last on just 75 from the 20 rounds run last season.

But there were positive signs of progress for the RC213V later in the season, with🧸 Johann Zarco gett🅺ing the brand’s best result of eighth at the Thai Grand Prix.

Honda has also made some ♎signif𝄹icant personnel changes for 2025, including the addition of Aleix Espargaro as a test rider and former Aprilia engineering chief Albesiano as its new technical director.

The latter move is a significant one, as Honda going outside of Japan for a figurehead to leඣad development of the RC213V is a major culture change.

“Romano’s is a big challenge,” Dall’Igna warned in an interview with AMCN.

“Financially he will certainly have more possibilities, but he will also have to deal with a completely different mentality and working philosophꩲy.

“I don’t think iꦉt will be easy. It takes time to get a structure up and running.

“You have to have the right people to be able to express ideas, concepts, 🥂new solutions, and you don’t do that overnight.”

Albesiano has experience of transforming back-of-t💟he-grid marques into race win contenders. Dall'🔯Igna has also done the same with Ducati.

When Aprilia returned to t✨he premier class in 2015, it showed little signs of progress in its first few years before the RS-GP finally won a race in 2022 with Espargaro.

Albesiano’s efforts also meant Aprilia became a viable destination for 🌳top talen🥀ts, with 2024 world champion Jorge Martin signing for the brand for next season.

Honda will continue with Joan Mir and Luca Marini at its factory squad next year, while Zarco will be joined by rookie Somkiat Chantra aꦚt LCR.

Takaaki Nakagami has been moved into a te🐭st and development role alongside Espargaro, while former technical director Ken Kawauchi now heads up the ꧅test team.

Esparga💮ro worked with Kawauchi previously at Suzuki in 2015 and ♔2016.