Honda have clearly been working as they had new equipment ready in time for Stefan Bradl to test at Jerez in January. I believe Honda are progressing with their mission of understanding how to make the RC213V more usable for all riders. I never saw any impressive starts from any Honda riders right up until the closing hrs of the final day when both Taka Nakagami and Pol really cracked it! Maybe the Honda engineers had to make adjustments, maybe it was simply the riders took time to figure it out. The Spaniard opens up on his move to HRC as he wears the famous orange of Repsol Honda for the first time.

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