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Cycle News 2016 Issue 50 December 20

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VOL. 53 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 20, 2016 P103 software last year, and were still seeking base settings rather than urgently needed detail re- finements. Not to mention adapt- ing to the new Michelin tires. At the same time, a new engine design had reversed the "WE HAD PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY WITH ACCELERATION. NOT BAD POWER, BUT WE COULDN'T OPEN THE THROTTLE. THE OTHER BIKES, ESPECIALLY YAMAHA, WERE MUCH FASTER ON CORNER EXIT." direction of crankshaft rotation, and the engine was relatively un- developed; in particular with too much crankshaft inertia. Normally this could have been addressed with a lighter crank, but the freeze in engine design meant the riders were stuck with it. Marquez had to dig deep into his faith in Honda, and his faith in himself. season. I asked them to show everyone how Honda is able to react to challenges, because we were so far from our top level. And really, little by little, we've been cutting our gap to the others, which allowed us to have a very competitive RC213V in the latter part of the season. "Honda kept their promise," he said. The polite kid from a "I had several meetings with Honda," he said. "I promised them that I'd be more conserva- tive and focused on getting as many points as possible in the first races, but they had to help me in the second half of the blue-collar family in Cervera, a country town an hour inland from Barcelona, was already a racing phenomenon. Talent-spotted at eight, he came to GPs on a 125 in 2008. Valentino Rossi won a single race in his first season; it The Italian MotoGP was one of the races of the year and graphically highlighted the Honda's acceleration flaws as Lorenzo beat Marquez (93) to the line. ]

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