Repsol Honda Team unveil new RC213V in
Indonesia
On their way to Australia for the second
MotoGP test of 2016, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa made a stop in Indonesia,
for the official presentation of the Repsol Honda Team and the new RC213V,
which they’ll campaign during the 2016 MotoGP World Championship.
The Repsol Honda Team met in Jakarta on
Saturday with the Sport and Youth Minister of Indonesia, Mr. Imam Nahrawi, and
had fun playing a futsal tournament with the journalists and the Minister, who
confirmed the plan to hold a MotoGP round here in Indonesia in the near future.
Today, at Sentul International Circuit Marc
and Dani, together with HRC Executive Vice President Shuhei Nakamoto and Team
Principal Livio Suppo, unveiled the 2016 RC213V in front of the Indonesian
fans. This marks the second consecutive year that the Team has held its
official launch in Indonesia, where the passion for MotoGP is incredible.
The spectacle for the fans was even greater
at this year’s edition, as event-host Astra Honda Indonesia capitalized on the
occasion to present their 2016 racing activities and officially launch the new
Honda CBR150R, which Marc and Dani rode on the Sentul track, much to the
enjoyment of the cheering crowd.
Afterward, the Repsol Honda racers met the
fans during a signing session before continuing their trip to Australia, where
the track action will resume at Phillip Island February 17-19.
“It never ceases to amaze me how much people
unconditionally love and support MotoGP here in Indonesia, so it has been an
honour for us to officially unveil our RC213V at the Sentul Circuit today and
to meet so many fans on the occasion. Now we go to Australia and I’m looking
forward to continuing our work on the new engine and the new electronics. We
made a few steps in the right direction over the three days at Sepang but we
need to make some more at Phillip Island. I’m confident the HRC engineers and
my team will come up with more improvements as we get used to the new software.”
“Today we had our team launch and I feel
very proud of having been part of the Repsol Honda Team for my entire career in
MotoGP. This year I’m physically feeling in good shape and I’m eager to start
the new season. We are facing many changes and we have a lot of work to do but
I’m looking forward to it. Here at Sentul our supporters made us feel so
welcome and supported and we had a good time riding the CBR150R. It has been a
great boost in view of the next test at Phillip Island. I’m happy this year we
are testing at three different circuits in such different weather and track
conditions; I think it will be very useful to help us to better understand the
new engine, electronics and tyres.”
“This country is very important for Honda
and we are very happy to be here this weekend. We are also glad to hear from
the Minister of Sport and Youth their intention to hold a GP here. Indonesian
fans deserve to see live their MotoGP heroes in action! Next week Marc and Dani
will have three important days of testing in Phillip Island. We are working
very hard to improve our knowledge of the new common software and Michelin tyres.
We are also working on our new engine but I believe our engineers will be able
to give Dani and Marc a good machine to fight for the Championship!”
