Marc Marquez has definitively clarified his 2024 future which will combine with a Ducati within the satellite team of the Gresini brand and in the company of his brother Alex as a teammate. But as soon as this news has been digested, we are already talking about 2025 for the eight-time world champion and it is his younger brother who lights the fuse. Have the big maneuvers already started?
Marc Marquez therefore chose to leave his golden status, literally and figuratively, as a Honda official for that of a private driver at Gresini. But with a Ducati. 30 years consumed, the eight-time world champion still has this maverick spirit which pushes him to join the ranks of a commando, unless he is the strategist who plays with two bands, thus stepping back to better jump.
The purist side is defended by his brother Alex who even pushes the reflection to the point of possible retirement if his eldest does not find his account in the coming 2024 season: “ we will see if he will extend his contract beyond 2024 » comments the World Champion in Moto3 and Moto2 on Motorsport. " It looks like he has a contract until next season, so we'll be able to see if he's still enjoying it. In my opinion, he is very intelligent, he told me: 'If I don't have fun, I'll retire.' This is a possibility he is currently considering. ».
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« He wants to see if he still enjoys it, if he can still go fast after his injuries. I have no doubt, but he has them and he has every reason to have them, because I had them too when I was with Honda last year », continued his future teammate. “ I'm sure that already in Valencia, even with just one day, he will have a lot of fun: these thoughts will disappear very quickly ».
Certainly, but the “intelligent” side of the approach to Marc Marquez can also take another meaning, which explains to us Simon Crafar on motogp.com: “All contracts expire at the end of next year. So, halfway through, everyone is talking seriously. If Honda comes up with something, he can come back with everything he learned from Ducati. It's possible. He is free to talk to all manufacturers. And all have places available. He put himself in a very powerful position for the following year ". And he recalls: “ he had the opportunity to join Pramac on a two-year contract, but he declined and chose to go for a one-year option at Gresini, for this specific reason. To make yourself available ».
