Luca Marini hints at Honda optimism after testing a key new part

HRC’s Luca Marini tried a new swi꧅ngarm at the Jerez MotoGP test.

Luca Marini
Luca Marini

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini left the Jerez MotoGP tes🌳t cautiousღly optimistic after completing 72 laps focused on back-to-back comparisons of a new swingarm on for his factory Honda.

Marini, who finished 18th on the timesheets with a best lap of 1m 37.447s, was just two tenths behind team-mate Joan Mir, who tested the proꦿtotype engine used by wild-card Aleix Espargaro during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend.

Marini, hಞowever, did not try the updated powerplant.

“Today I🐷 was focused on trying a new swingarm and it looks like a little improvement already,” Marin🃏i said.

“It’s a bit t🌳oo soon to see though because always on Mon💫day tests here the grip is amazing so what you feel isn’t always accurate.

“T꧋here was also a lot of wind, but even like this we were doing a lot of back-to-back runs t💃o get data for the engineers to work on. I am pleased with what Honda HRC have prepared and a good day for us.”

While Mir’s prototype engine wa💎s not in Marini’s pr𒉰ogramme, the Italian said he had heard encouraging feedback.

“No. We shared the items between the riders and this was not plann𒐪ed for me at the moment,” h𝓡e said. “But I heard some comments and it feels like a little improvement that's great to have.

“So let's see how and when we can have this new prototype of engine and for sure it will be a l💙ittle step forward. We ar💧e satisfied and happy for this.”

Marini heads to next weekend’s Fওrench Grand Prix at Le Mans holding twelfth in the world championship sta𒁏ndings.

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