Marc Márquez is bidding farewell to Repsol Honda in MotoGP this weekend after a decade. Faced with the lack of competitiveness of the bike in recent years, he’s seeking new challenges at Gresini, riding a Ducati.
Asked to point out his top three moments alongside the Japanese manufacturer, the Spanish rider replied during a press conference: ‘I would pick six, that are the six world championships. […]. But for me the best one was 2013, when we won the title in the first year we arrived to MotoGP. Everything exploded, everything started there. But then of course I’m super lucky because I have many, many good moments and I cannot choose one’.
As for the worst thing he experienced during his Honda’s years, Márquez was clear: ‘The worst moment? I would say 2020, when I came back [at the second GP at Jerez]. It was the biggest mistake of my career and of that long era with Honda’.
Regarding the emotions and expectations for this last round with his current team, the #93 commented: ‘Of course it will be a very special weekend. It will be a super difficult weekend to control the emotions and to be concentrated on track. I don’t like to say that it will be my last race with Honda because you never know. But it’s the end of an era, of a nice chapter, where we achieved six world championships in 11 years – that has been amazing. But it’s true that this race weekend I want to enjoy on track, I want enjoy all the moments, because next year… even for me it’s difficult to imagine work with another group. But that was my decision, it’s what I want to do: enjoy with all of them because they are my friends, we have an incredible relationship and I’m looking forward to finish the season in a good way’.