The team discusses what we can expect from Honda in 2025 in the latest Crash MotoGP Podcast
Honda comes into the 2025 MotoGP season off the back of one of its worst years ever in the premier class, having amassed just 75 points and no podiums.
“There will come a point where Honda has to say ‘Ok, we have to just bit the bullet on ’25 and ’26 and focus on ’27’,” Crash.net’s Senior Journalist Lewis Duncan says in the latest Crash MotoGP Podcast “It looked better than it was on paper because the competitive landscape at the time was that if you were on a Yamaha or a Honda factory, you were going to win. That’s not the case anymore.
MotoGP Editor Peter McLaren wonders if the fear of failing in the current era of aerodynamics and ride height devices may, in fact, spur Honda into a rapid resurgence before 2027. “Because it is interesting that when there’s been a change of rules it’s actually not often worked out too well for them at the start - it’s actually been at the end of the rule cycle that they’ve usually been at their strongest. And then they’ve had to take a step back and build up again.
Crash Social Media Manager Jordan Moreland adds: “It can, because Honda always has this pride. Racing is their DNA. HRC and the way that brand and that structure works, they want to win everything.
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