Surprisingly, Marc Márquez left the comfort of Repsol Honda in MotoGP to compete for a satellite team – Gresini – in 2024. There, he will find one of the most competitive bikes, the Ducati, while with the Japanese manufacturer he could have had to continue dealing with a bike unable to regularly fight for top positions.
Pol Espargaró admitted to the Relevo website that it was a change he expected could happen: ‘Yes, I expected it. Marc is a rider who is still young, who still has a lot of desire to win and a lot of talent yet to show. And it is evident that, seeing the results that the Ducati riders are achieving, practically every weekend all eight Ducatis are up there‘.
The pilot who represented GasGas Tech3 this year ensured that he would do the same as his former teammate, downplaying the salary issue: ‘What do you want me to say? In his shoes, I would have done the same, even receiving the money he charges Honda, I would do exactly the same. It’s not a matter of money, it’s a matter of being competitive and he wants to continue being competitive. I respect him 100 percent‘.
