Fac💎tory Honda MotoGP team boss Alღberto Puig says the brand “can’t wait until 2027” to improve its current form after several difficult years with its RC213V.

Honda isꦦ in the midst of one of its worst slumps in its grand prix history, having registered three winless campaigns in the last five years.

It finished last in the constructors’ standings🅰 in 2024 with just 75 points, while its top rider in the standi🥂ngs - LCR’s Johann Zarco - was 17th.

With a major regulation change coming in 202ꦰ7 with the introduction𓄧 of the 850cc engines, it has been widely thought that Honda could look to allocate all of its resources onto that project amid its current struggles.

But, speaking in an interview with Autosport, Puig says this isn’t an option for Hon💟da right now.

“Brands will always find a way to make bik🌸es go faster and faster,” he said in resp🍸onse to a question about the 2027 rules.

“♕With fewer controls, with fewer devices, it doesn't matter. It's difficult to give an answer to this question right now, but Honda can🔥't wait until 2027 to take a step, and that's why I have to think about next year.”

Honda✤ has made some key shifts in personnel in recent months, w𝔉ith the most notable being the hiring of former Aprilia technical chief Romano Albesiano to head bike development.

On this, Puig said: “The only strategy we've set for ourselves right now is to improve thᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe bike.

“⛦That's the starting point. And to achieve this, Honda is allocating all the resources at 🌜its disposal and its technology.

“I'm not just talking about fina✨ncial resources, but also human resources.

“That's why⛎ we've decided to hire Romano. The first thing is to improve the bike.

“There's no exact plan, we're🐓 doing everything we can day by day because we're aware that our level is not what it should be.”

In recent years, Honda’s MotoGP and Formula 1 projects hav🦂e come under the HRC banner, which Puig says is something the two-wheel division is “trying to take advantage” of.

“I ♌think it's important to clarify something: Honda is winning in Formula 1, yes, but a car and a motorcycle are not the same thing,” he said.

“Hond🦂a supp♛lies the engines, but Red Bull has a fantastic team that designs the car.

“In🔜 our case, Honda takes care of the entire motorcycle. It's a different concept, but both are under the HRC umbrella.

“We're tryin🍌g to take advantage of the resources that F1 can offer us. It's something we're starting to try to connect.”