Alberto Puig was ultimately the only one within the Honda MotoGP organization not to have been impacted by a reorganization which still changed the project manager and reassigned certain chief mechanics. Not to mention the voluntary departures of Pol Espargaró and Alex Marquez as well as the arrivals of Joan Mir and Alex Rins, forced and forced to opt for the RC213V after the withdrawal of their Suzuki factory from competition. However, as team manager of the official Repsol team, Alberto Puig cannot be exonerated from the three years of absolute hardship that HRC experienced. But he will remain in office. It must also be said that he has a strong ally...
And this support is called Marc Marquez who however had to raise his hand from his historic manager Emilio Alzamora of which we will recall the version of his departure distilled by the paddock, through his quasi-official voice Charles Pernat : " It wasn't money, but after this period of chaos, Alzamora embarrassed Honda who no longer accepted him. Honda could accept Marc but not Alzamora, so they gave an ultimatum to Marc who gave in because in the middle, there were contracts worth millions ».
The three-year period, which began with the injury in Jerez in 2020, then extended by treatment for his bruised right arm which cannot, with hindsight, be assessed as adapted, all leading to a loss of thread. 'Ariane technique, therefore exceeded at Honda. But Alberto puig had chosen its side from the start by unreservedly supporting a Marc Marquez who is now paying for his haste in wanting to return to competition as quickly as possible.
Alberto Puig: “ I am perfectly connected to the Marc Marquez problem«
A loyalty that he remembers through his words that we have already relayed: “ within the team, an honest person like Alberto Puig is the most important. People can say stupid things about Alberto, but for me he is crucial, it is crucial because he is honest. When a person is honest and speaks directly to you, these people normally don't have many friends, but Alberto is honest and within a team a person like this is the most important ". The eight-time World Champion even insists: “ he is a person who helps me a lot. Yes, I hear a lot of comments about Alberto, but I'm really happy with him ».
The message is clear : Alberto puig is untouchable. And the latter understood it well: “ I know Marc very well, we know him very well, he is our pilot. I think he's my friend, so more than that, I completely understand what he's going through and I'm completely connected to his problem » we read on motorcyclesports. The Spaniard, who is also a former pilot having suffered a serious injury in 1995, finishes: “ I am what I am and I do what interests me, in the way I want to do it. I don't play in my life. How people perceive you, not just me, is something you can't control ". The sacred union between Marc Marquez et Alberto puig is sealed within a factory Honda who seems to have resolved to make do.
