Honda has been facing many difficulties over the past few years, with other manufacturers standing out instead, like Suzuki in 2020 when Joan Mir – currently with Repsol Honda – won the title, or the following year when Fabio Quartararo became champion, before Ducati started to take the spotlight in MotoGP. Casey Stoner believes that this situation… is strange.
During the MotoGP round in his country, Stoner talked about the state of the manufacturer and defended the team: ‘Honda has been struggling for a few years. It’s easy to stand on the outside and say “the team hasn’t been doing a good job.” But in reality, it’s not just the team. It’s much more than that. We’re not sure how much effort they’re putting into the races’.
In the Australian’s opinion, some recent changes may be at the root of the problems, with the “delay” in the structure not being unique to Honda, but rather to Japanese manufacturers, he recalled, since Yamaha is also in a less positive phase:
– I know there have been some changes in position in Japan and it seems to be affecting the team. The two Japanese manufacturers seem to be one or two steps behind. European manufacturers managed to do everything a little faster, they are ahead of the game. It’s strange that Japanese manufacturers are also behind the Europeans.
