It has not been officially confirmed yet, but at this point it is practically certain: Luca Marini is expected to join the Repsol Honda Team next season and partner with Joan Mir, leaving Valentino Rossi’s team and, undoubtedly, the best bike on the grid to take on one that is facing many problems.
Alex Marquez, who took the opposite step, leaving LCR Honda to join Gresini, with his results improving significantly, spoke about Marini’s so-called move back in Sepang, also recalling Johann Zarco:
– Zarco is obliged, but Marini changes teams because he wants to. It’s something I find surprising, especially because he’s in a team that ‘belongs to him’. It’s a step that is not natural. It’s a team that started with him in MotoGP, where the owner is his brother, and he’s going to a project that is struggling at the moment… It can be interpreted as a separation from the influence of his brother.
