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Groundhog day for Pata Honda

Friday, 17 January 2014 14:24 GMT

Same team, same riders, same bike, colours and sponsors: the 2014 Pata Honda squad back to Verona (Italy) next week aiming to get better results than last year.

 

This year again the presentation of the Pata Honda Team will take place at Motor Bike Expo to be held at the Verona Fiere (Italy) on Saturday 25 January, at 15.00 hrs.

Contesting the 2014 World Superbike and World Supersport Championships, the Pata Honda Team will compete with the same rider line-up as in 2013 with the clear aim of securing race victories in order to battle once more for two championship titles.

Following a difficult 2013 season, in which they both sustained serious injuries, British riders Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam will climb aboard the new Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP that was launched in Milan last September.

Meanwhile, Dutch flyer Michael van der Mark will once again team up with Italian ace Lorenzo Zanetti on Honda’s CBR600RR machine to build on the experience and podiums gained in their World Supersport rookie seasons in 2013 when they finished in fourth and fifth places respectively.