After 4 rounds in 2024, Honda has scored simply 13 factors within the producers’ standings, with none of its riders breaking into the highest 10 in grands prix but.
In the course of the Americas Grand Prix, Mir was very essential of Honda for pursuing what he felt was the unsuitable bike idea and mentioned the marque needed to “take duty” for this.
On Monday on the post-race Jerez take a look at, nevertheless, Mir – who sat twentieth as of 2pm native time – was buoyed by the bike he tried within the opening hours of the take a look at and felt Honda had discovered the proper course now to develop.
“For me, the day was extra optimistic than what you possibly can see as a result of we tried a distinct idea,” he began.
“And actually, I feel it was working, was the course I need to take for the longer term.
“It’s one course that we have to develop however I feel it might have some potential sooner or later – not now, however sooner or later.
“And kind of it was optimistic as a result of we all know the course we lastly must take and that is good.”
Joan Mir, Repsol Honda Crew
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Requested if it was a brand new engine he was testing, Mir added: “Nicely… we’re testing completely different stuff on the engine, not in all probability [a full] engine, however various things to grasp the course. And I feel I’ve issues clear.”
Honda take a look at rider Stefan Bradl contested final weekend’s Spanish GP on a lab bike, however Mir says this motorbike was “not the proper course and I made a decision to proceed with my one” for the Jerez weekend, having tried it in a take a look at in Barcelona.
A key subject for Honda this 12 months has been the bike’s poor turning, however the brand new bike idea Mir tried on Monday at Jerez seems to have improved on this.
“We’re looking for the turning that we’re lacking,” he mentioned when requested what the brand new bike was doing higher.
“That’s the weakest level that we are able to have and it appears like we understood that with this factor we are able to have extra turning.
“It’s true that we lose rather a lot in different areas nevertheless it’s areas the place there may be plenty of margin to enhance. So, that offers us a course.”
