Honda’s strength and weakness have been pinpointed ahead of the 2025 MotoGP season.

The J♏apanese manufacturer had MotoGP’s worst bike last year, as they evolved into their post-Marc Marque🌞z era.

It took Luca Marini nine rounds to score hi🌳s first point as a factory rider, after leaving VR46 Ducati.

Although there are rays of hope for Honda from 2025 preseason testing🦂, there are also glaring flaws in their p✨ackage.

“When it comes to the final 15 minutes of practice, Q1 and Q2, over one lap the Honda is𒐪 much better,” Dorna’s Jack Appleyard reported in Buriram.

“It’s more rider friendly.

“Alberto Puig explained the changes that they’ve made with electron𓆉ics.

“Johann Zarc💝o has much more feel in his right wrist🔯 now. As a result, he’s more confident to push the limits.

“The big concern is thaꦿt wherever they 𓆏qualify, they will drop back from there.

“It’s abo🌞ut how many places they can hold onto in the race. The big fear is tyre life.

“They arꩲe unable to maximise it over a full distance or a sprint.

“𒉰They will qualify well then drop backwards. Certainly in the first ha🤡lf of the year, that will be the story.”

Nevertheless, it might represent a sm𒆙all step forwards for Honda who had very little to shout about last season.

They h♋ave retained Marini and Joan Mir as their factory combo.

Zarco, so often the fastest🌳 Honda rider in 20🥂24, sticks with LCR Honda.

But the🍌y opted to repl𝄹ace Takaaki Nakagami with Somkiat Chantra, giving a rookie his chance to impress.

Nakagami and Aleix Espargaro, who both raced in 2024, have ꦇbecome Honda’s test riders to accelerate the development of their bike.

Romano Albesi💃ano is a key n𒁏ew figure, as their technical director.