Clearly, this offensive by Alberto Puig towards Pol Espargaró ready to succumb to it by leaving his position as leader at KTM is making a lot of noise. The boss of the Austrian brand has himself stepped up to the plate by not yet admitting defeat. But it is above all the collateral damage that is the talk of the town. Indeed, Alex Marquez would be the turkey of this farce by already being disowned while he has not done a single race on the Honda in his first MotoGP season, which will not begin until July. An indelicacy that shocks even the greatest in history...
Alex Marquez not only has a name well known in the industry and glorified by his older brother Marc since 2013 in MotoGP. He is also the reigning Moto2 World Champion, a crown which also opened the doors to the Repsol Honda team. But nothing seems to matter today in the face of a Pol Espargaro attracted by the team manager Alberto puig.
WithoutAlex Marquez can defend himself, he seems condemned to let go of a handlebar that he has barely touched. While awaiting the reaction of his illustrious brother, that of the great names in history are in unison to denounce a situation, to say the least, strange.
The most illustrious, because with a list of 15 world titles, is Giacomo Agostini declared to Radio Marca: “ I don't know what the situation is with Pol Espargaró but I wouldn't understand that they dump Àlex without him having done the slightest race ».
The incomprehension is total
A similar idea was expressed by the Australian Mick doohan, now aged 55, formerly of HRC, in an interview broadcast on the official website of the MotoGP championship. “ Alex was left on the ground before running, which seems strange to me. Who knows what happened behind the scenes. And if he has a great season, what will happen? Will there be a place for Alex ? ". No doubt yes and at LCR, a satellite team of a Honda factory which would then be ready to do without Cal Crutchlow…But the reaction that will be most expected if Pol Espargaro moves to Repsol Honda will be that of Marc Marquez...
