OPINION: In taking the opposite approach to Marc Marquez of switching Ducati for Honda, Luca Marini was always likely to face a tough adaption in 2024.
Despite the 'small technical problem' that affected Luca Marini's race in Qatar's MotoGP season-opener, in recent days there have been several events that suggest the Italian's adaptation to the Honda is proving more complicated than anticipated. The stopwatch can't be influenced and doesn't lie. Marini's regression at Losail is unquestionable. Last November, in his penultimate race on a Ducati, he took pole position in Qatar with a time of 1m51.7s.
In fact, HRC considered it appropriate for Marini to travel to Jerez on Wednesday, where Honda's test team was running with Stefan Bradl, with the sole aim of allowing him to accumulate as much running as possible. For Marini, his Qatar debut with Honda was nothing more than confirmation of the reality check he had received a few weeks earlier in the last pre-season test, also held at Losail.
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