Marc Marquez was forced to end his Jerez MotoGP test early, stating, “Straight away I could see I wasn’t at a good level for riding.” Marc Marquez had his first chance to ride the Repsol Honda 2021 outside of a MotoGP racing weekend at the Jerez test on Monday. But his battered body had other […]
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Pol Espargaro faced all conditions in the first flag-to-flag race since 2017, while Marc Marquez returned to the top of the standings but was eventually disappointed. The 2021 French Grand Prix on Sunday would be a day of two halves, with a rainy morning giving way to a seemingly sunny and lovely afternoon. However, dark […]
The Spaniard analyses why he is still unable to perform the mind-blowing saves for which he is famous. At the Bitci Austrian Grand Prix, Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) had his most encouraging weekend ever. Despite finishing 15th and collecting only one point, the Spaniard put together an outstanding performance. Starting from the second row, the […]
Pol Espargaro snatched first place for Honda at Silverstone after a last effort to hold off Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo. Despite struggling to make an impact in his first season with Honda, Espargaro looked to have found something around the curves of the British venue from the start of the weekend, going fourth fastest […]
After being surprised at home, Pol Espargaro was introduced to his Repsol Honda RC213V MotoGP bike for 2021. Espargaro may be seen running with his pet Husky, Eina, in the video, which can be found at the bottom of this post. HRC team members wheel the iconic Repsol Honda machine into the Spaniard’s garden while […]
Pol Espargaro enjoys a full day of MotoGP testing on Monday after a frustrating race in Jerez; “We have performed well, I was close to Taka who has been the strongest Honda this weekend, so I am happy.” Pol Espargaro struggled to hide his disappointment after finishing tenth in the Spanish MotoGP on Sunday, claiming […]
Pol Espargaro’s Repsol Honda woes continued on Sunday, with the Spanish finishing a frustrated 16th in the AustrianGP despite gaining pole and going for the win with KTM last season at Spielberg. Espargaro entered pitlane for the wet set-up RC213V on the final lap, from eighth, ruining any prospects of a points-scoring position – with […]
The Spaniard talks about the new-look Turn 10 after completing a test day in Barcelona aboard an RC213V-S. Some of the leading riders, like Pol Espargaró, were out in Barcelona before taking to the track at Losail, Qatar, on March 6 for the first official pre-season test. While waiting to ride the HRC bike with […]
Pol Espargaro believes Honda does not need to “build a completely new bike to improve the problems” it has had so far in a difficult 2021 MotoGP season. Honda’s factory team riders and works-supported runners have yet to finish on the podium at LCR in 2021, with Takaaki Nakagami getting the marque’s best performance so […]
Reuters, August 28 – After setting the best time in qualifying at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Saturday, Pol Espargaro secured his first pole position as a Repsol Honda rider. The Spaniard qualified first, ahead of Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati and Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha, who leads the world championship. In a dramatic […]