Honda Racing’s Dan Linfoot goes to this weekend’s MCE British Superbike round equipped with the best Fireblade the firm can give him and believes that both he and team-mate Jason O’Halloran have got a good base on which to build a great season.

The Yorkshireman had a useful test at Monteblanco getting used to a bike that now has ride-by-wire and other things the previous model was lacking.

“We had a good test in Spain a few weeks ago with the all-new Fireblade and then a day at Donington, but as a team we don’t know how ready we are for the weekend yet. Spain was great for us, as we were able to test and get good data. We then came to Donington and we were let down by the good old English weather but, at least, that affected all teams,” said Linfoot.

“Donington is a great circuit and, over the last two years, I have enjoyed good results there, with podiums, so I am looking to add to that. However, we are slightly on the back foot, so the plan is to get stuck in this weekend and see what we can achieve. The new Fireblade is an amazing machine and we have a great package but, with any new bike, there are some small tweaks to still be done, but I know we’re onto something good.”