Neil Hodgson Believes That A Rider's Bike Was Nothing Like "Any Other Honda In The Thai Grand Prix

Honda had two points of points in the 2025 MotoGP era that opened the Grand Prix, but Neil Hodgson feels that one of their bikes was nothing like any other RC213V.

Japanese giants have four bicycles on the network this season over the Honda team and LCR satellite outfit. All four bicycles are also meean to be factory-SPEC machinery with LCR Pilots Somkiat Chantra and Johann Zarco are supposed to have the same with Joan Mir and Luca Marini.

Zarco was able to come home as the highest Honda rider in the Grand Prix of Thailand, with the LCR pilot scoring nine points on the P7. Marini also threw points at the opening of the season after the finish line crossed the P12 for four points, matching his best finish since the 2024 era.

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Neil Hodgson thinks that Somkiat Chantra’s LCR bike was not “anything like”.

Marini has now come home to P12 in Thailand’s GP back-to-to-back versions, after the 27-year-old joined Honda before the term of 2024. His teammate, Mir, failed to complete in 2025 that met after a crash at 14 or 26. P18.

But while Chantra Tok the 31,480 seconds behind Marc Marquez as he won the debut for Ducati, Hodgson feels that Honda Hinder Hinded MotoGP was the first Thai Rider bike was in contrast to any other RC213V had Beste. “

Read more: Everything you need to know about Somkiat Chantra from career in height

Assume	Rider	GROUP	Bike	Gap	Signs
1	Marc marquez	Duck	Ducati GP25	Win	25
2	Alex Markuz	Grass	Ducati GP24	+1.732	20
3	Francesco Bagnaia	Duck	Ducati GP25	+2.398	16
4	Franco Nordelli	VR46	Ducati GP24	+5.176	13
5	Ai ogura	Monitoring	Aprilia RS-GP25	+7.450	11
6	Marco bezzecchi	April	Aprilia RS-GP25	+14.967	10
7	Johann Zaros	LCR	Honda RC213V	+15.225	9
8	Brad	Ktm	KTM RC16	+19.929	8
9	Enea Bastianini	Ktm tech3	KTM RC16	+20.053	7
10	Fabio di giannantonio	VR46	Ducati GP25	+21.546	6
11	Jack	Easter	Yamaha m1	+22.315	5
12	Luca Marini	Cartilage	Honda RC213V	+23.940	4
13	Fermin Aldeguer	Grass	Ducati GP24	+24,760	3
14	Miguel Oliveira	Easter	Yamaha m1	+26.097	2
15	Quartararo	Samoha	Yamaha m1	+26,456	1

2025 MotoGP Thai Grand Prix Race results

Chantra completed MotoGP debut 16.255 seconds by LCR Zarco Plus 7,540 teammate at Honda Pilot Marini. Only Pedro Acosta after the rider KTM Factory Racing crashed plus Aprilia Test Rider Lorenzo Savadori ended in 2025 Thai Grand Prix Beind Chantra.

Hodgson said Tnt sports 2 (02/03, 08:48): “[Ahead of Acosta] And in a battle with Alex Rins. And if you look at his bike, it’s nothing like none of the other Hondas. I think, at the moment, they gave as some of the pieces that are, let’s say, maybe not the best.

Honda’s bike will become a bigger focal point if Somkiat Chantra continues to fight

Chantra still had a smile on his face in the LCR garage, despite his debut at MotoGP at the ground home at The Thai Grand Prix on the P18, only 0.385 seconds behind Yamaha Rider Rins. But it remains to be like that -how long this smile lasts if his bike is not up to zero.

The bike provided by Honda the 26 -year -old with Will also boose a specific focus if he continues to compete compared to other riders with the RC213V. Chantra ‘Pace in the Sepang Test Surprised, but was in a different, lower league at Zarco in Buriram.