<br><div> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Only the most legendary brand was missing to close the round of presentations. <strong>MotoGP </strong>2026 and this Monday the official team of <strong>Honda, Honda </strong>CDH <strong>Castrol,</strong> highlighted the colors and design of your <strong>RC213V </strong>as the paddock goes wild with contracts for 2027 and the start of pre-season with Sepang testing this week.</p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-md irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-md hidden-xs hidden-md"> </span></span></span><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">After the drastic change in decoration after losing sponsorship from Repsol last season, in 2026 the Japanese factory follows a continuous line compared to the previous year. Furthermore, it also repeats the alignment with <strong>Joan Mir and Luca Marini</strong> as main pilots.</p> <span class="content-free-html "><span class="block-element container-center"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="es"> <a href="https://twitter.com/HRC_MotoGP/status/2018253212416193017"/> </blockquote> </span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">The most successful brand in MotoGP history has been fighting for years at the bottom of the grid, in battles where it shouldn't be taking into account its record. However, last year steps forward were taken and the light at the end of the tunnel is beginning to be seen.<strong> Joan Mir achieved two podiums (Japan and Malaysia) and the factory left the last step in the championship concessions ranking</strong>.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-xs hidden-xs hidden-md"/></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Mir hopes to be able to repeat these performances and be able to fight more often at the top. "<strong>We saw a huge shift in 2025 and the mindset has changed</strong>. I started to believe that I could do it and then I became stronger. Moments like the podium in Japan are ones I never give up on. In 2026 we must constantly be on the podium<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1px;">", explained the Majorcan. For his part, Luca Marini wants to forget all the headaches he felt last year due to injuries, despite his good performance. "My 2025 was fantastic, in the middle of the year the bike made a big leap. "The Japanese opened their minds to be able to take the next step."</span></p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span> <figure class="composite-image image-container " data-gtm-element-container="button-gallery"> <div class="picture-wrapper"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_desktop_filter/uploads/2026/02/02/69806dd3aa482.jpeg" width="544" height="363"> <source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_intermediate_filter/uploads/2026/02/02/69806dd3aa482.jpeg" width="607" height="405"> </source></source></picture><span class="visible-md inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span><span class="visible-xs inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span> </div> <figcaption class="figure-caption"> <p class="caption-title ">Joan Mir and Luca Marini, official Honda riders</p> <span class="caption-author ">Honda</span> </figcaption> </figure> <span class="content-related content-border related-double " data-gtm-element-container="modulo-noticias-relacionadas"> <span class="module-supra-title"> <span>Also read</span></span> <span class="related-double-module-container "> </span><span class="related-double-module-container "> </span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph"><strong>“2025 was a continuation of the previous two seasons. </strong>We didn't have a perfect bike, but we took a big step forward. Zarco's victory in France was incredible, as was Mir's podium in Japan.<strong> The foundations for having a wonderful 2026 are what we did last year</strong>. We have great engineers who look at the motorcycle from a methodical and mathematical point of view. The combination will be good with the two professional drivers we have," he said, <strong>Alberto Puig</strong>Honda team boss.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/> </div><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><script type="script/gg"> gg.didomi.doWhenConsent(!window.didomiBypass, 'c:facebooka-frU9M5JY', function () { console.log('facebook-ad-def'); !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '682047071976590'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); }); </script>