Mir on Honda's lack of new parts in Barcelona MotoGP test: "How can I not be angry?"
Joan Mir admitted that he was «angry» with Honda after Tuesday’s MotoGP test in Barcelona, as the Japanese manufacturer failed to bring any new upgrades to the beleaguered RC213V.With Honda ending the season at the bottom of the manufacturers’ championship and 49 points behind its nearest rival Yamaha, expectations were high from HRC during the […]
Honda set for Castrol MotoGP partnership after Repsol split
The Honda MotoGP factory team is finalising a deal with Castrol to replace Repsol from the 2025 season, Motorsport.com has learned. Although it was an open secret for months, Repsol executives formally informed Honda of their intention not to extend their sponsorship deal – which expires at the end of this season – on the Sunday of […]
What Honda must do next now it has its ideal MotoGP tech boss
The appointment of Romano Albesiano as Honda’s technical director for 2025 has a powerful symbolic charge for a company so faithful to Japanese philosophy. However, the key to the success of the Italian’s signing is no longer so much what he can contribute, but what he is allowed to do. Last year, a number of […]
Honda transfers technical director Kawauchi to its MotoGP test team
Honda has transferred its technical director Ken Kawauchi to its test team in MotoGP, Motorsport.com can reveal. Kawauchi joined the Japanese marque’s racing division at the start of the 2023 season from Suzuki, which had pulled the plug on its MotoGP project a few months earlier. Despite the high expectations given the success of Suzuki, […]
Mir says Honda’s double points finish in Misano MotoGP was «real»
Joan Mir feels Honda’s double points finish in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was “real” and representative of where it should be in MotoGP at the moment. Despite tangling with Trackhouse’s Raul Fernandez on the opening lap and dropping to last place, Mir was able to mount an impressive fightback to take 11th at the […]
Repsol to end 30-year partnership with Honda in MotoGP
Repsol has announced that it will be ending a 30-year relationship with Honda at the end of the current MotoGP season. The Spanish oil giant has been a sponsor of Honda since 1995, a partnership that had spawned one of the most famous liveries in the history of motorcycle racing. Repsol had already reduced its […]
Mir ‘cannot be competitive in any area’ with current Honda MotoGP bike
Honda rider Joan Mir feels he ‘cannot be competitive in any area’ with the RC213V in MotoGP as his miserable run in 2024 continues. Mir was initially upbeat about a new engine configuration that Honda debuted at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend but was left to accept the sad «reality» at the […]
Honda brings new MotoGP engine, but riders remain pessimistic for Austrian GP
Honda has introduced a new engine configuration for this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, but the riders have warned that it won’t bring an immediate step in performance. The Japanese manufacturer has been hard at work to dig itself out of its lowest-ever phase in MotoGP, with a number of updates planned in the coming races […]
Honda signs new deal with Joan Mir until 2026 MotoGP season
Joan Mir will stay with Honda’s factory team until the 2026 MotoGP season after signing a new two-year deal, HRC has announced. Despite two miserable seasons on the RC213V that prompted Mir to consider an early retirement, the Spaniard has been clear for some time that he would like to extend his tenure with Honda. […]