There have been positive sounds from the factory Honda MotoGP team during 2025 pre-season testing - but we've heard that before and an awful season has followed.
Is the progress real this time? That's what we debate in this video:
The Race MotoGP Podcast explains Marc Marquez's audacious premeditated gamble that he could get the start aborted at Austin - and the questions it raises about the robustness of the rules
Marc Marquez said the error that cost him Austin victory and the MotoGP world championship lead was a minor misjudgement at a time when he was just trying to control the race and ease to victory