"Shocking" is how I would've described Honda's decision not to bring a new MotoGP to the Barcelona ... and it didn't make sense to bring a 'black' bike here, when we have had a 'black' bike ...

Miguel Oliveira suggests the Aprilia MotoGP bike has a narrow working window where it's “really, really amazing”, noting that “if you’re a little bit out, it seems to be difficult”.

noting the RS-GP’s tendency to struggle in the second half of each MotoGP season. He admitted that the team "changed everything" on the bike but could not identify the root cause of the problem.