Jake Dixon’s French WorldSBK was little better on paper than the rounds that came before the summer break, but he says progress has been made by himself and Honda. WorldSBK rookie Dixon was able to qualify a season-best 10th on Saturday morning, but his races fell apart through mistakes, especially on Sunday when he went wide at turn 15 in the Superpole Race and crashed out at turn 13 in Race 2. On both occasions, top-10s were possible, Dixon th…
With regard to the performance, Honda was at eye level with Kawasaki and BMW at the Superbike Meeting in Magny-Cours – a surprise. Jake Dixon rightly speaks of significant progress.