Honda has totally overhauled its RC213V for 2022 after several difficult seasons and has appeared to make the bike more user-friendly, with Pol Espargaro leading for 18 of Sunday’s 22 laps before finishing third.
The new Honda is more rear-biased to cure traction issues it suffered before, but this has meant the front-end feels different and Marquez is taking time to fully adapt the RC213V to his riding style.
A small crash in Sunday’s warm-up session while trialling the medium front tyre led him to race with the soft, with Marquez ultimately finishing the race fifth having been in podium contention throughout.
Though he admits he can’t “believe” in the front-end of the Honda like he would want right now, he felt his race was solid given the circumstances.
“I mean, here was two factors,” Marquez explained. “I mean the confidence with the front is not the highest one at the moment, and there I am struggling a bit more to understand, [because] especially in…
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