Spurred on by a well-earned podium return, motivations are refreshed and better than ever for Honda HRC Castrol as Joan Mir and Luca Marini set clear targets for the Indonesian GP – hungry to style success once more.
A house away from residence, Lombok, Indonesia is all the time amongst essentially the most satisfying races of the 12 months for Honda HRC because the tens of millions of Indonesian Honda followers welcome the MotoGP World Championship with open arms. Now in its fourth 12 months on the calendar, the Indonesian GP is among the hottest races amongst followers, groups and riders for its gorgeous seaside location. A quick circuit with room for formidable strikes, Honda HRC are nonetheless chasing their first successes on the observe.
1,421 days after his final podium, Joan Mir made an unbelievable return to the podium and broke the Honda HRC manufacturing unit group’s two-year podium drought – all in entrance of Honda’s residence crowd. Motivation couldn’t be any larger because the #36 and group arrive in Indonesia, hungry for extra in entrance of the passionate native followers. Regardless of struggling two DNFs in his final two appearances in Lombok, Mir has proven sturdy tempo on the circuit and was difficult for the highest ten in 2023. What is for certain is that the 2025 Honda RC213V is a aggressive machine and Mir has clearly demonstrated the pace and mentality which has introduced him two World Championships so far.
Like his Honda HRC Castrol teammate, Luca Marini was aggressive all weekend in Japan – robbed on the remaining essential second with a DNF by way of no fault of his personal. His pace is there, and little doubt a primary podium as a Honda HRC Castrol rider is simply across the nook. Now Marini arrives at a cheerful searching floor, able to make amends and take a well-earned reward for his tireless efforts in serving to to develop the Honda RC213V. On pole and on the Dash podium in 2023, Marini has constantly proven sturdy performances in Indonesia in all courses and on quite a lot of machines.
