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Mir ‘starting to see results’ of Honda’s new MotoGP approach
Honda, once dominant in MotoGP, has fallen to the bottom of the manufacturers’ standings in the past two seasons. Marc Marquez left Honda for a satellite Ducati, and Alex Rins switched to Yamaha after one season with Honda. The conservative approach to bike development has hindered Honda’s competitiveness against European rivals. Honda made significant changes last year, including appointing a new technical director, Shin Sato. Joan Mir is optimistic about Honda’s progress but acknowledges they have work to do to catch up with Ducati. Mir is impressed with the improvements made by Honda but notes they still lag behind Ducati on long-run pace.
