Honda’s Joan Mir says he could have been three t💫enths faster on Thursday at the MotoGP Sepang test had he not run out of fuel on his last flying lap.

The Japanese manufacturer appeared to hit the ground running on Wednesday with 2020 world champion Mir sixth on the timesheets and declaring iജt his best day of testing with Honda ever.

That strong form continued into 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:day two of the Sepang test, with Mir once again sixth having improved from a 1m58.1s to a 1m57.791s - which was almost a second faster tha𒐪n his qualifying lap from last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix.

He could well have gone even quicker had he not run out of fuel at the la🐷st corner on his best lap, robbing him of a time that could have dragged hi𝔍m into the top four.

Mir focused on engine testing on Thur𒆙sday and believes the 2025 spec is a step f♕orward, though it does need to find more power.

“Today, we have tried the last configuration of 2024 and the new engine spec of this year,” he 💃said.

“It was not an easy decision at the beginning, because we put the engine𝓀 in and probably it was not really matching so much for me.

“I was not really happy in the morning, but then we worked really hard on the electronics side to try to put that engine in a correct set-up in terms of electronicꦦs side: more or less engine brake, the thro♒ttle control.

“It’s a different engine but with the same character of last year’s. The character is very🌳 similar. At the e♉nd of the day I was happy and I already said for me, at the moment, the 2025 is better - or has more potential, let’s say.

“We improved t🏅he lap time pf yesterday. Also, I ran out of fuel in the last corner. So, I made from the last corner to the finish line with the bike not in full power.

“We lost three tenths, so we are very close without that problem. So, let’s say I am happy about how e🐻verything is going but we still have some weak points we have to fꦰix.

“🧔For example, when we have more temperature on track we all struggle. We are further than the others.

“We are further in terms of lap time in respect of the others. The others are able to control this in a better wa♑y. For some reason our bike starts to slide a little bit and makes it a little bit more difficult our life when the temperature♒ is high.

“So, that is somethin꧋g we must fix. Tomorrow we will continue working on the electronics side, the set-up. I think there is something more we can do.”

Joan Mir notes ongoing Honda problem

Those rear grip issues, which have plagued Honda for a number of years, were not fixed by the new engine Miꦜr preferred.

“We have a little bit better acce👍lerat🀅ion, but it’s more the top speed,” he added.

“Weꦰ improved 1k💧ph on the straight but we probably need four or five more.

“That is a bit the reality at the moment. But if yesterda𒁃y we were more or less happy with an engine that wasn’t as good, and today we have a bit𒆙 more horsepower, the bike is more rideable.. It’s better.”

Team-mate Luca Marini, who was 15th on Thursday, spent his day testing new aero and believes the latest specification 𝕴is a clear step fo💧rward.

“Today the plan was fully focused on aero. I had many different compromises, fai𓂃rings and wings and I’m satisfied because at the end of the day we found the good one - the perfect compromise,” he noted.

“ We just now have to understand if it will be available for Buriram or if we have to start the season with the old package, that is still super good because it cost us 🅰all the day to find a better compromise from the old fairing.

“So, we will see. It’s improved turning, especially, without losing in acceleration, whe𒈔elie and stopping power. So, it was a perfect job.”

Quotes provided by Crash MotoGP Editor Peter McLaren