Marc Márquez decided to move to Gresini for the 2024 MotoGP season after ten years with Repsol Honda. Despite being familiar with the team and its members at the Japanese manufacturer, he chose to bring only one person with him to Gresini.
This choice was explained by the rider in a documentary by DAZN. According to Márquez, it is up to him to adapt to the existing team and working group, while keeping the Gresini «family» intact:
– My influence within the garage doesn’t have to change that Gresini family, that’s why I brought one member of my Repsol team to Gresini, but not the entire team, because they have their own family, their own environment. By changing one rider, you can’t destroy that family, I have to adapt to it.