Luca Marini feels securing direct Qualifying 2 entry is a sensible goal for Honda throughout Friday’s opening day of the 2025 Argentine MotoGP.
In distinction to spherical one at Buriram, which was preceded by a pre-season check, there have been no MotoGP laps at Termas de Rio Hondo for the reason that 2023 occasion.
Monitor situations are additionally notoriously changeable, with grip enhancing considerably all through the weekend because the dusty floor is changed by Michelin MotoGP rubber.
“It may be an excellent alternative for us,” mentioned Marini, who was twelfth within the Thai season opener.
“I hope that we are able to get an excellent feeling from Friday. It will likely be essential to remain within the prime ten place in apply.
“This would be the goal for everyone but in addition for us as a result of we’ve proven fairly good potential within the first race.”
Honda left Buriram with extra constructors’ factors than Yamaha courtesy of prime ten finishes by Joan Mir (ninth) within the Dash and Johann Zarco (seventh) within the grand prix.
Will the low grip assist or hinder Honda this weekend?
“I believe that for positive the grip would be the largest problem for us on this observe,” mentioned Marini.
“It is also true that evaluating with 2023, the tyres have made an enormous step ahead. So let’s see the situation of the tarmac.”
However the Italian doesn’t anticipate to make many set-up modifications.
“The bottom setting is obvious. We labored very nicely through the assessments. We’ll begin roughly with the identical bike that we had in Buriram, just some changes that we’d like for this observe. However normal issues,” he defined.
“So I’m actually glad with the job accomplished till now. We have now to maintain pushing like this as a result of we are able to take pleasure in for positive many weekends this 12 months.”
