2021 MotoGP Team Preview: Repsol Honda Team

After a season like no other, both on and off the track, 2021 presents the Repsol Honda Team a chance to leave behind the adversity of 2020 and forge ahead. With Marc Marquez back at the helm (Marquez will not start the Qatar Race as he continues to focus on his recovery), the Repsol Honda Team is also out to reset and show they are ready for any challenge.The eight-time world champion Marquez is joined on this challenge by Pol Espargaro, fresh from his best premier class season to date. The pair have grown up racing together, battling from local championships in Spain to the premier class, and bring with them 446 World Championship starts, 184 podiums, 109 poles, and 97 wins.The 2013 Moto2 World Champion, Pol Espargaro, achieves a life-long dream in 2021 as he wears the Repsol Honda Team colours aboard the factory Honda RC213V. With over 100 premier-class starts, the 29-year-old is among the most experienced riders in MotoGP and arrives in the best form of his career. Fighting to fifth in the World Championship standings with five podiums and two pole positions, Pol brings not only experience but an undeniable fire to succeed to the team.For Marc Marquez, the 2021 season is a new beginning as he is set to return from his season-ending injury sustained in Jerez. Focusing exclusively on his recovery from a broken right humerus, the eight-time World Champion has been working hard to return to his best and come back strong for the 2021 season.  A champion’s spirit drives Marquez to succeed at everything he does.The iconic Repsol Honda Team livery will be another constant in 2021 as Repsol and Honda continue their more than quarter of a century-long partnership. With 180 premier class wins, 447 premier class podiums, and 15 World Championships, the combination is, without doubt, the most decorated in Grand Prix Racing and is determined to return to these levels of success.The 2021 MotoGP season starts with a Doha double header, the  Qatar Grand Prix on the 26^th-28^th of March, following it up with the Grand Prix of Doha, from the 2^nd-4^th of April.