The recent triple-header prior to the summer break were bruising for Honda, which had three riders – Joan Mir, Alex Rins and Marc Marquez – suffer various broken bones as a result of crashes.
Rins had to undergo two operations on a badly broken leg after a crash in the Mugello sprint, while Mir fractured his hand at the Italian Grand Prix and has been absent since.
Marquez suffered a fracture to his thumb and rib in the fifth of five crashes at the German GP, which ultimately forced him out of the Sachsenring GP and the Sunday race at Assen.
Honda sits second-to-last in the manufacturers’ standings, with Rins’ podium in the sprint and victory at the Americas GP in April continuing to be an outlier in the Japanese marque’s results.
Bradl, who deputised for Rins at LCR at the Dutch GP, says Honda’s bike struggles have not been sudden but believes the current challenger can be improved.
Source: Autosport