Luca Marini completed another day aboard the Honda RC213V at the start of the MotoGP tests in Sepang. The rider finished with the 17th fastest time and was able to test a new engine on his bike.
The Repsol Honda’s Italian rider spoke about the differences he felt: ‘It’s faster. Maybe it gives a little bit more control, more in your hands. There is a little bit more power. We are struggling with the grip because now the torque is a little bit more. So we need to be a little bit more careful with the throttle – because now the power is there, you can ride faster because the entry is more stronger’.
Despite being one of the fastest in top speed, Marini played down the achievement: ‘It was in a splipstream, unfortunately. I think all the other riders made it alone’.