Emilio Alzamora, Marc Marquez's former manager, comments on the champion's farewell to Honda and the move to Ducati Gresini for the next MotoGP season.
By Luigi Ciamburro de Motoracing
Marc Marquez can't wait to get on the Ducati Desmosedici GP23 to finally be able to fight on (almost) equal terms with the best. Even in Thailand, the sensations felt with Honda RC213V are far from the magical alchemy that led it to win six titles in the category MotoGP. Yesterday he watched footage from the 2019 Thai GP, when he was competing for victory with fabio quartararo, but those were different times. In Valencia, and it's official, he will be able to climb on the Ducati for the first test in Valencia, where he will attempt to familiarize himself with what is considered the ultimate winning bike.
After his right arm injury during the 2020 Jerez GP and the move from Jerez to Madrid, the life of Marc Marquez changed a lot. In private and professional life. A little over a year ago, he also chose to part ways with his historic manager Emilio Alzamora, then came the sensational farewells to Honda which no one expected. The multiple champion gave up several million euros to end this sad parenthesis with Honda, even if it means having to make do with a satellite team.
Emilio Alzamora: “ the worst at Honda is over but Marc Marquez no longer had the patience »
The former manager knows the Cervera phenomenon perfectly, together they won nine world titles and shared unforgettable moments. “ It's not up to me to comment, but it's true that the motivation of Marc, a driver who has accomplished a lot and is an eight-time world champion, is to continue to fight on all avenues for a title. This decision of Marc is motivated by this. I believe that the worst at Honda is over and that things will improve. I think it won't take long, but it's clear that patience is also starting to wear thin and Marc probably didn't have any left. ", Explain Emilio Alzamora to 'AS'.
For his part, the former Spanish rider, after concluding his long and fruitful professional relationship with the brothers Marquez, which resulted in ten world titles, eight for Marc and two for Alex, joins SeventyTwo Sports Group, a talent management company, for the creation of SeventyTwo Motorsports. The aim is to find young riders to enter MotoGP, as well as manage their interests at all levels. When Marc Marquez found out, he said he was happy for his former manager: “ I wish him the best, I'm sure he can do a great job ».
