Honda hit with “expected more” criticism at Misano test: “What worries me is…”
Joan Mir says "I was expe𒀰cting more 𒆙from this test"

Joan Mir has d🐟elivered an aggrieved jud𓃲gement of Honda’s efforts at the Misano test.
A new fairing (which looks similar to Ducati’s), chassis items and new aerodynamics were on the agenda for the R🍨C213V riders.
But Repsol Honda’s Mir was not satisfied.
“We tried aero, we tr♌ied stuff that we’d tried before at the previous test that was not working,” Mir said.
“I was expecting more. I was♍ expecting more from this te💝st.
“To try things prop🐷erly that weren’t working, to try🐼 more things.
“They made a great 🤡job on t🐻he aerodynamic side but, in the race, we didn’t improve at all.
“I expected a lot more.
“What worries me a bit is that the next test is in ꦰValencia, and tha🧜t will decide next year.
“We are far, to have one working l𓆏ine, and an idea to make a competitive bike for next year. We are very far from that.
“We need to work harder to make the process of evolution sho🍰rter.”
Mir acknowledged the sole positive from the one-day test: “The aero can give you more t💮urning into the fast corners.
“I♒t’s a small thing which helps a lot. Especially at this track, at Turn 11, it was positive.
“For the wheelie, it was slightly better.
“I’m happy for ✱that - but disappointed in ⭕the other side.”
However, teammate Luca Marini offered some hope: “We were able to fe♐el the difference in what H꧅onda brought here and I hope that my feedback can help them with the direction to go.
“I think we found some positives not just for the f💖uture, but also for the next few races.”
LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco als🍷o had 🌺some positive feedback, 24 hours after claiming that the “project does not work at all”.
Zarco insisted after a day of testing: “I think we understan𒆙d mo🉐re things.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade coveri𒊎n༒g everything from American sports, to football, to F1.