Between Marc Márquez and Honda, it will therefore be a long story, part of which has already been written in gold. Since 2013, in MotoGP, the man from Cervera has been collecting titles and victories, a successful series that both the manufacturer and the rider have decided to extend until 2024. The competition will obviously try to thwart this great story, but with stability now assured, both politically and technically, launching into this battle will be like assaulting a citadel. The one who is the goalkeeper, Alberto Puig, commented on this exceptional extension of his champion.
Arrived in MotoGP at Repsol Honda in 2013, Marc Márquez is already promised to keep these colors until the end of 2024. A hell of a lease in modern MotoGP more accustomed to two-year contracts, renewable or not. But the couple composed of Marc Márquez and Honda is a war machine that has acquired a taste for victory. A mutual addiction, a dependence such that no idea of withdrawal occurred to the minds of the protagonists.
Alberto puig commented on the microphone of motogp.com this deal which seals two destinies: that of Marc Márquez, but also that of Honda : " Marc has been with us for many years now, and he has six titles to his name. To think about the future, it's better to have the best driver of the moment with you. We are now sure of a solid development base for titles and victories. Because we are here to win. »
« The key point of this new contract is that we believe in Marc and that Marc believes in us. Sometimes in life, it's time to unite for the same goals, and that is to win. Marc believes in our technology, we believe in its potential, and we are now focused only on what we need to do " welcomes Puig.
He finishes : " the competition is a complex world, all our opponents that we respect have progressed, the championship is complicated. Our decision was the right one and we are all happy with it. »
In the history of the premier Grand Prix category, Marc Márquez chose the career profile of a Mick doohan or Kevin Schwantz. However, he is only 27 years old, so by 2024, he will still be able to consider another trajectory in his career. At the head of eight titles, if he continued his glorious march without a hitch, he could have 13 crowns in 2024... The record of 15 world titles held by Giacomo Agostini would be within reach.
