Johann Zarco and Takaaki Nakagami unimpressed by ‘new’ Honda, already discarded by Repsol’s Joan Mir.
LCR riders Johann Zarco and Takaaki Nakagami backed up Joan Mir’s opinion that the ‘new’ RC213V, used by test rider Stefan Bradl as a wild-card in the Spanish MotoGP weekend, is not the way forward.However, Mir was buoyant about a ‘new concept
“ we tried a different… concept. It was working. It’s a direction we need to develop that can have potential in the future, not now. we know finally the direction to take.During Monday’s test, Bradl’s Jerez race machines appeared in the LCR pits for their feedback. “We tried the new bike. We expected better from this new bike and we didn't have the speed that we want yet,” said 20th fastest Zarco. “Some areas could work better but some others were worse..."At the moment I'm feeling more comfortable on my bike, so that's why we’re going to work on it still for the next grand prix.”
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