Yamaha made its move which turned out to be a masterstroke by removing valuable elements from the rider market with which the competition would have liked to discuss. But both Viñales and Quartararo and a priori Rossi will remain under the awning struck by the tuning forks, while behind the scenes a shock test driver will work: Jorge Lorenzo. Suddenly, the big game is called Marc Marquez and in particular for Ducati. There would be no great danger for Honda to lose its figurehead in this way, according to what is being said. But as you should never swear to anything in MotoGP, Alberto Puig lets it be known that the sooner the contract is signed, the better it will be for the continuation of a reign which would be far from coming to an end...
Yamaha has pulled the rug out from under many of its adversaries by keeping all its top drivers within the fold. On the list of tenors still theoretically free on the market, we note Marc Márquez. Even if the omens are favorable to a renewal with Honda, nothing is yet set in stone, which mobilizes the full attention of the director of the official team in Repsol colors that is Alberto puig : " Marc has a contract with us this year and Honda will offer everything he can not only to keep him but also to finish his career with us " announcement Puig.
« A pilot's will cannot be manipulated. The rider must say “this is my place”, “I want to be here”, such is the Honda philosophy. This is our number one priority: we want Marc to be happy at Honda and continue with us. We would sign the renewal again tomorrow. We started talking about it at the end of the season, but there's still nothing. »
And the desire to keep the phenomenon of Cervera is all the stronger as his reign is not about to end… “ I think for a while this won't happen. I think Marc will continue to dominate for a while, by age, by potential and by the desire he has. Yes, I see that there will be races in which it will be difficult, but in the overall calculation of the next 4 or 5 years, I think Marc will dominate the category », assures the team manager.
However, he keeps an eye on the next generation, which he evaluates in the columns of the newspaper 'La Vanguardia': “ Quartararo has done very well, but this year he must confirm. There are a lot of young drivers. Among those who come from Moto2, I would highlight Álex Márquez and Brad Binder, two riders who have potential. From Moto3, I don't see anyone who could be there. There are also many Spaniards: Rins, Mir, Pol Espargaró, who turned out to be very fast with the KTM. The question is will they improve this bike? " finished Puig.
