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Honda transfers technical director Kawauchi to its MotoGP test team

Honda has transferred its technical director Ken Kawauchi to its test team in MotoGP, Motorsport.com can reveal.

Motorsport · Oct 3, 2024

Former KTM technical director Sterlacchini in advanced talks with Honda

Former KTM technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini is in negotiations with Honda to join its MotoGP ranks, Autosport understands.

Autosport · Aug 14, 2024

Alpine's Brivio linked to Honda MotoGP team boss role for 2024

Honda has already gone through a number of personnel changes, with former technical manager Takeo Yokoyama being replaced by ex-Suzuki technical chief Ken Kawauchi.

Motorsport · Nov 24, 2023

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Ex-Suzuki MotoGP boss Brivio linked to Honda team boss role

Honda has already gone through a number of personnel changes, with former technical manager Takeo Yokoyama being replaced by ex-Suzuki technical chief Ken Kawauchi, while chief technical officer Shinichi Kokubu was replaced earlier this year by Shin Sato.

Autosport · Nov 24, 2023

Rins surprised by relationship change with Kawauchi at Honda after Suzuki days

Ken Kawauchi was one of the keys to the success at Suzuki on its return to MotoGP from 2015 and, together with Davide Brivio, he took charge of the technical side up until the Japanese manufacturer quit the series at the end of 2022.

Autosport · Aug 14, 2023

The MotoGP philosophy Suzuki's "madman" installed that Honda and Yamaha can't

In a decision that caught everyone by surprise - from the members of the team itself to the rest of the paddock - Suzuki decided in early 2022 to shut down its MotoGP programme at the end of the campaign. Despite the brutal blow for the Hamamatsu-based team, which had…

Autosport · Jul 27, 2023

How Honda's stubbornness has left it in a MotoGP no-man's land

The principle that when things go wrong they can always go worse suits Honda like a glove. It has hit rock bottom in the last two weeks. Neither Marc Marquez, Alex Rins nor Joan Mir, their three most competitive riders, took part in the last two stops of the calendar,…

Autosport · Jun 26, 2023

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Mir: Memorising Honda MotoGP bike start procedure "a nightmare"

The 2020 world champion was forced to look for a new ride for this season after Suzuki declared it would be quitting MotoGP at the end of 2022, with Mir eventually signing a two-year deal to join the factory Honda squad.

Autosport · Mar 14, 2023

Why MotoGP's first pre-season test of 2023 will decide Marquez and Honda's future

OPINION: The first MotoGP pre-season test of 2023 kicks off this Friday in Malaysia and will mark a turning point for Honda. Regardless of whether things go well and the bike delivers what is expected, or if it goes badly as has been the case in recent years, it is…

Autosport · Feb 8, 2023

Exclusive Q&A with Honda MotoGP boss Alberto Puig looking ahead to 2023

Honda has endured a difficult time in MotoGP of late, with injury woes for Marc Marquez and a difficult bike contributing to two winless seasons over the last three years.

Motorsport · Jan 20, 2023

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