The LCR Honda boss has acknowledged the risk of bringing in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco, who last year was a beneficiary of MotoGP’s best bi☂ke.

Zarco’s decision to swap Pramac Ducati for Honda’s sa🌟tellite team means he moves from last season’s top machine to its worst.

And the team’s decision to place their faith - on a longer-than-usual deal - in a ri🥀der 🃏accustomed to more luxuries was risky.

Lucio Cecchinello, the LCR Honda boss, said: “Hones💜tly, we knew there was a risk that once he tried our bike we would say ‘what is going on?’

“He arrived calmly. He didn’t ap🅰preciate the 2023 bike. But as soon as he tried the 2024 model, he said ‘this is a bike that definitely has positive points compared to Ducati, but also some negative points’.

“Also, we offered him a two-year contract and we are open to ex๊tending the contract because we need an experienced rider like him to develop the bike.

“He is more c🎶alm, m🐼ore relaxed, secure, to work step by step.

“We know that we have a long path to recover. W𒈔e ar🥀e still missing several tenths.

“We’re at the beginning of a new journey.”

Zarco was 10th, 12th and 16th acro꧒ss the three days of the preseason Sepang test.

B﷽ut his optimism was an intriguing hint that Honda could make meaningful progress this year, with the help of the new concessions rule.

Cecchinello says that the factory team now u🦋se their feedback more than in ඣprevious seasons.

Marc Marquez’s huge exit from ꧙Repsol Honda means the manufacturer, once a MotoGP juggernaut, is at a low ebb.

Part of their attempts to drag themselves further up the grid is giving greater value to the 🅷guidance from their satellite tea🔜m.

“I must say, we are very pleased,” Cecchinello said about w♍o𒅌rking with the factory Honda team.

“We have always been ple๊ased to work with Honda because the reওlationship is very close.

“I can say we are clo🐼ser than ever because they really need four riders selecting the parts, to providꦦe feedback.

“They use us more compared to the past.

“We have more engineers here. There are 80 engineers at this 🤡tes🧔t.

“We are pleased with this effort.”