2025 MotoGP pre-season testing suggests that ꦛHonda, ranked last of the MotoGP manufacturers for the past three years, has taken a tangible step forward.

Inside the top ten just twice in grands prix last season, the top RC213V jumped to seventh anꦑd sixth by the end of the test sessions at Sepang and Buriram respectively.

Race pace was also encouraging.

“Really, we enjoyed the tests. I think we made a good job and now we can start the season in the best way possible for the moment,” said HRC’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini.

“For sure it will be interestin💎g to see our real potential in a normal GP. 

"And just [I will have] the same targets as last year - try to be in front of my team-mates, enjoy r💯iding the bike and keep developing the machine in the best way.”

Marini’s team-mate Joan Mir led the Honda challenge at the recent Buriram test, venue for this weekend’s T♛hai season opener.

While also playing down expectatio♏ns, and warning there have been f🍎alse dawns at Honda before, Mir felt he had genuine top five pace during the test.

“Let's see the standard GP, i🐠n a normal situation, with normal grip on track,” repeated Marini.

"It’s too early to be so happy. We need to wait a few races to understand well the situation because during the test everything is fantast⛦ic, but for everybody, because the track is in great condit𓆉ion.”

While Honda hopes to confirm progress in multiple areas, the standout weakness of th🍸e latest RC213V is top speed.

Marini confirmed t🔯here are no new parts since the test.

“We have everything the same as the tes🤪t, 🐓but we will try to maximise all the package,” he said.

“We will try to woꦡrk on the details and we h𝔉ope that we can do something to have better top speed.

“But everything comes also from the ex🐽it, it’s not only the last part of [the straight with] the engine speed ౠand aerodynamics.”

Free practice begins on Friday morning at Buriraꦜm.