Source: Supplied.

On their way to Australia for the second test of the year, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa made a stop in Indonesia, for the official presentation of the Repsol Honda Team and the new RC213V, which they’ll campaign during the 2016 MotoGP World Championship.

The Repsol Honda Team met in Jakarta on Saturday with the sport and youth minister of Indonesia, Imam Nahrawi, and had fun playing a futsal tournament with the journalists and the minister, who confirmed the plan to hold a MotoGP round here in Indonesia in the near future.

Today, at Sentul International Circuit Marc and Dani, together with HRC executive vice president Shuhei Nakamoto and team principal Livio Suppo, unveiled the 2016 RC213V in front of the Indonesian fans.

“This country is very important for Honda and Repsol and we are very happy to be here this weekend,” Nakamoto said. “We are also glad to hear from the minister of sport and youth their intention to hold a GP here. Indonesian fans deserve to see live their MotoGP heroes in action! Next week Marc and Dani will have three important days of testing in Phillip Island.

“We are working very hard to improve our knowledge of the new common software and Michelin tyres. We are also working on our new engine but I believe our engineers will be able to give Dani and Marc a good machine to fight for the championship!”

This marks the second consecutive year that the team has held its official launch in Indonesia, where the passion for MotoGP is incredible. The Repsol Honda racers met the fans during a signing session before continuing their trip to Australia, where the track action will resume at Phillip Island 17-19 February.