Marc Marquez says he hopes to try the revised Honda chassis that the Japanese manufacturer has brought to the Sachsenring during practice on Saturday, weather permitting. The Repsol-backed squad had been planning to give the latest version of the RC213V frame in practice on Friday, but both sessions took place in unusually cool conditions, the first one also being hit by rain. Marquez explained that the new chassis – which is a modified version of the one he tried and rejected in the post-Barcelona test – should help address Honda’s long-standing weakness under acceleration. “We’re basically using the same chassis, the same swing-arm, everything [as the start of the season],”...
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