Giovanni Di Pillo: “Honda only thinks about Suzuka and MotoGP” [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

The world championship Superbike it confirmed its absolutely high level, but compared to previous years there were fewer drivers, and therefore fewer manufacturers, actually involved in the great race for the championship. Jonathan Rhea he won the title with two rounds to spare, but what was surprising was the superiority shown by his Kawasaki. "I think Rea won the title because he was the strongest – the colleague told us exclusively John Di Pillo -. Kawasaki has great merits but I think we should give a thumbs up to the other manufacturers who have pushed the oars a bit. I'm talking about Honda, Yamaha and BMW which even showed up with a private team. The only real rival was Ducati".

Why was Honda so submissive?

“Simple, because they only think about the Suzuka Eight Hours and the Moto GP. It's a shame that he had such a difficult season in the 25th year of Fiblade and Superbike."

A non-trivial date…

“That's right. Honda has been able to create some wonderful models. We must all be grateful to the world of Superbike because thanks to the track the manufacturers have built wonderful sports bikes that we can enjoy every day."

Could Melandri be a serious title candidate for next season?

“If Rea continues like this I see it as tough. This year the podiums all went to Kawasaki and Ducati, so the Red bike certainly starts from a good starting base and with an extra year of experience Marco can do very well."