Paolo Simoncelli also lashes the Honda
Paolo Simoncelli confessed all his disappointment towards Honda after the Moto3 Portuguese Grand Prix. The first bike from the Japanese manufacturer finished just tenth, 16 seconds behind the winner, and the gap to the leaders seems truly enormous. The owner of the SIC58 Squadra Corse certainly didn't send them to say in the press note after the GP.
“I want to make a criticism of the Japanese manufacturer to which we have entrusted our results for years, Honda. When the contract was renewed in August, we were promised engine development and technical changes, but instead the only improvements made are thanks to Marco Grana, who tries to lighten the bike as much as possible.”
“'Shorten the pulls' to bring them (almost) on par with the KTMs. But when the blanket is short, you can pull here and there but something still remains uncovered. I thought that the Japanese didn't give certainties if they weren't sure, but I was wrong”, concluded Simoncelli piqued.