MotoGP: The Repsol Honda Team presented in Sepang

The Repsol Honda Team, 2011 MotoGP world champion with Casey Stoner, was presented in Sepang at the Hotel Pan Pacific in Kuala Lumpur. In addition to the Australian, the Spaniard Dani Pedrosa was also present. On stage, alongside the riders, also HRC's top management: Shuhei Nakamoto (HRC Executive Vice President), Hideki Iwano (Director and Assistant Team Principal), Shinichi Kokubu (Technical Director) and Livio Suppo (Marketing and Communications Director). The press also had the opportunity to admire the new RC213V for the first time with the number 1 of the 2011 World Champion, Casey Stoner. This season marks the return of MotoGP to 1000cc bikes and Team HRC faces the 2012 Championship determined to repeat itself and defend the world title.

“We face the 2012 season with a very clear objective: to defend the MotoGP World Champion titles in the new 1000cc class with maximum commitment – ​​he said Shuhei Nakamoto (HRC Executive Vice President) – We have concluded the 800cc era, winning the world championship titles for riders, manufacturers and teams and we will fight to do it again in 2012. We have full confidence in our riders Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa and we will give them all the technical support and necessary human. The bikes we will test with here in Sepang are basically the same as the last tests in Valencia, with some small differences. Casey and Dani will have two bikes at their disposal: one is the one they rode with in November in Spain, the other equipped with a slightly modified chassis based on their requests. This is the first time we have returned to Sepang since Marco's tragic accident, on Sunday we went to the track, left some flowers at turn 11 and said our final goodbyes. I believe that starting the season in a strong and incisive way is the best tribute to Marco."