The Honda team boss in racing aligned himself with Marc Márquez’s call this Sunday at Le Mans, where the Spanish rider finished the race in sixth position without being able to fight with his rivals, crossing the finish line more than 15 seconds behind the winner. .
At the end of the race, Márquez assured that both he and the team and the engineers in the paddock “are running out of ideas”, calling on HRC in Japan to come up with solutions and, above all, new parts to try. improve the new prototype 2022.
Neither Márquez, much less Pol Espargaró, who finished 11th, finished happy with the Le Mans weekend
“It is clear that it has not been the result that we expected or the one that we intended. Of course, we aspire to achieve the maximum possible, that is always our objective. But the reality is that we face some problems. We are still looking for the way to reach our real potential. This weekend at Le Mans was not easy either,” summed up the team’s team manager.
Despite the difficulty that Puig points out, finishing sixth for Márquez can never be seen as a good result.
“In terms of results, it’s not what Marc expects either. Of course this race has not been a complete disaster. But we have to look at the overall situation and this is not our true position and clearly not Marquez’s position.”
The RC213V 2022, which gave such good impressions in the preseason, has been lagging behind its rivals.
“We know where we have to improve,” says Puig. “We need more time to test what we think can help us fix the problems we have, for now we must continue working and hope that these solutions arrive in Europe as soon as possible. We are checking it,” he made a call to the factory engineers in Japan.
With Honda sitting last in the constructors’ standings, Puig believes there is nothing to write home about from the weekend in France.
“All our drivers were able to finish the race, but I think the only positive point is that we are not happy. This is very positive because in racing terms, when things go wrong and something is not as you expected, it is very easy to lose motivation. , but this is not our mentality. We are going to fight, to improve and to return to obtain the results that we propose”, settled.
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