Luca Mariౠni insists his Honda is in the “best position” since he 𝕴joined the manufacturer.

M🐓uch of Marini’s debut year with Honda has been miserable - it took him until the ninth MotoGꦇP round of 2024 to score his first point, due to tyre pressure penalties to three other riders.

But last week at Misano, boꦏꦗth factory Honda riders enjoyed a rare moment of sunshine.

Joan Mir finished 11th and Marini 12th, after bot๊h overtook KTM’s Jack Miller.

I⛎t was the best result of the season for both Re🌳psol Honda riders.

“I am rea🅠lly looking forward to Indonesia,” Marini said ahead of this weekend’s return to Mandalika.

♚“Honda has such an incredible p༒resence there – you see it every time you go.

“We arrive in a good moment, races where we are improving and making progress and now the bike is in the beღst position since I started with Honda.

ღ“I▨ am hungry to get back out and keep working, so having three races in a row is a positive for me.

“Indonesia is a place I like and I am very excited to see what we can achieve on the🐟 RC2💝13V.”

Mir added: “It’s a good feeling to get on the plane after a better result, of course there is still work to do t﷽o get back to where Honda and I know we should be.

“But it’s a first step and now we must con✃firm it as our place in🤡 the next races.

“We’ve found something in the last few months so this is positive. Indonesi🐷a i𝓡s a fantastic country to visit, Lombok an incredible island.

“You have to battle a lot ofജ things there, the heat and sometimes the rain. Let’s enjo⛎y it.”

Mandalika is also a circꦛuit which brings back fond memories for Repsol Hond’s newest rider.

Mar💜ini earned his first MotoGP po♛le position here last season.