Álex Márquez therefore joined his brother Marc under the Repsol Honda awning. An opportunity opened up by the retirement of Jorge Lorenzo. Alberto Puig, the director of the official team, gave his version of the facts which led to this family reunion. But the boss of the LCR satellite structure, Lucio Cecchinello, offers another interesting version. There she is…
Once Jorge Lorenzo announced his desire to end competition, Alex Marquez was it put in direct line with Repsol Honda? For Lucio Cecchinello, there was still a question, and this one concerned one of its pilots. As it happens, Takaaki Nakagami.
During the last tests which took place in Valencia, the boss of the LCR team commented on Sky Sport: “ we are very happy to continue with Crutchlow and Nakagami. Our sponsors fully support this project. For us, having to make changes would have been problematic, especially with a beginner. The HRC reviewed our request and decided to put Álex in Jorge's place. Initially, they thought about placing Alex next to Cal, but then HRC decided to take a step back Reveals Cecchinello.
This is the little story that makes the big story and which will perhaps give Nakagami the feeling of a missed opportunity. But his shoulder had to be operated on, and it needs to consolidate...
