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Phillip Island WorldSBK Test: Iker Lecuona: “We don’t understand what happened” - are Honda in big trouble?
Iker Lecuona cut a frustrated figure after day two of the Phillip Island WorldSBK test as he was unable to identify why Honda are struggling.
Phillip Island WorldSBK Test: Jonathan Rea ‘frustrated’ by crash after fastest lap, bike had ‘pretty big dent in it’
Jonathan Rea says work is to be done ahead of the 2023 WorldSBK season-opener this weekend, as ‘bumps’ are making the bike feel different compared to November’s visit at Phillip Island.
Hopkins down and out.
The Anglo-American, riding a ZX-RR in the wet for the first time, looked to have got the measure of the slick morning conditions as his lap times tumbled - but disaster struck when he got on the gas fractionally too hard at the high-speed first turn, and was catapulted over the handlebars.
Haga likes new trumpets.
"It's gone very well. We spent the days testing new parts, the results are good so now I am just waiting for the race," began Haga, who finished the test sixth fastest but just 0.3secs behind Suzuki's Yukio Kagayama.