In the upcoming season, Marc Márquez will compete in the MotoGP World Championship at Gresini, riding a Ducati. This is currently the most competitive bike and Aprilia’s CEO, Massimo Rivola, understands the six-time premier class champion’s decision to switch. However, he would not have ruled out hiring Márquez if the opportunity had arisen.
In an interview on the Mister Helmet podcast, the Italian analyzed Márquez’s decision: ‘I believe it is very simple, in the sense that Marc wanted the best bike on the grid. Today, the best bike is the Ducati, and he wants to show that he can win with the Ducati. […]. I think Marc is betting on himself to show that he is not a finished rider and that he can win the championship with the best bike‘.
Could Aprilia hire #93? Rivola replied: ‘I’m not saying we wanted him or didn’t want him. It’s obvious that today almost everyone thinks that Márquez is the strongest rider in the pack despite the injuries. It’s obvious that, if there had been a chance, we would have considered it very willingly. But we didn’t have the best bike in the pack, so I would say we weren’t taken into consideration. Because I had no contacts‘.
