Things are accelerating in Valencia and if enthusiasm seems to be winning over the Márquez family for a gathering under the Honda awning, if we lend Johann Zarco a Ducati plan B with Claude Michy at the helm, at Marc VDS Racing, we are starting to feel the unpleasant sensation of being the turkey in the joke. His team manager Joan Olivé came out of the woods to assert his rights. And ask for a little respect...
Will the Marc VDS Racing team see its legitimate joy of being World Champion in its Moto2 category spoiled by the negotiations surrounding its rider? Alex Marquez, with whom he has a contract for 2020? It's within the realm of possibility since Jorge Lorenzo said he was retiring, freeing up a place at Honda as a crew member... Marc Márquez. Or Alex's older brother.
On this commotion, Joan Olivé, team leader of the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS team, commented: “ of course I heard this rumor about Álex and Honda. We have a contract with Álex for the year 2020, it's a reality, it's true. Nobody communicated anything to us. Nothing, no intention or anything. This is the current situation. For my part, I prefer not to speculate, because at the moment we have a signed contract and we will start training next Wednesday in Jerez. »
« As I say, so far no one has said anything to us, we are calm. But if there's something obviously wrong, we should talk and see what we do. For now I prefer to enjoy it a little, since we won the championship, it would be nice to be calm for a week ", said Olive to the question asked by DAZN. álex Márquez will start only 13th in the last race of the year in Valencia.
Ladies and gentlemen, @ alexmarquez73 is your 2019 MOTO2 WORLD CHAMPION#WinnerShot🎯 #AM73WorldChampion pic.twitter.com/emmNuAnOQf
— Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (@ElfMarcVDS) November 4, 2019
