For the first time in his career, Marc Márquez will ride a bike other than Honda in MotoGP – he joins Gresini aboard a Ducati in 2024. After several years of dominance, the recent seasons have been challenging, not only for the Japanese manufacturer, but also for the rider himself.
In the change he will make next year, Casey Stoner believes that #93 may finally see the reason for his personal difficulties. The former rider told Crash.net:
– Honda has been struggling for a couple of years. It’s easy to be on the outside and say ‘the team didn’t do a good job.’ But it’s not really the team. It goes much further than that. We’re not sure how much effort they are putting into the races. I know there have been some changes in positions in Japan and they seem to be affecting the team. The two Japanese manufacturers seem to be one or two steps behind. […]. It’s intriguing that Japanese manufacturers are also behind the Europeans. Marc will give himself a chance to understand if it’s him or the bike.
