"Shocking" is how I would've described Honda's decision not to bring a new MotoGP to the Barcelona tests if it had happened in 2019. But when I heard the news yesterday, I just shook my head silently in sorrowful belief. I've had bated breath trying not to think about the possibility of Honda leaving MotoGP, but today, I feel I couldn't care less about the manufacturer because of what it's doing to its riders.
This has to be the worst time in the history of the modern era to be a Honda MotoGP rider.
These are the best riders in the world, hell, Joan Mir won the World Championship just four years ago. Now, he doesn't have a prototype bike to test for next year and is resigned to retesting parts he's tested multiple times throughout the year.
