Alex Marquez opened up a little more about the circumstances which led him to find himself in the Ducati clan via the Gresini team in 2023, thus leaving the Honda fold where his brother Marc reigns. The two talk a lot about the competition so that inevitably, the older brother will listen to his younger brother when he talks to him about his Desmosedici. A situation that the double World Champion, titled in Moto3 and Moto2, decided to make fun of by recalling a historical fact which had shaken the Yamaha stand at the time...
It’s a Alex Marquez at peace with himself who presented himself to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. A state of mind which favors confidence, and he actually revealed the secrets which determined his arrival at Gresini Ducati : " I think for both parties it was the same feeling: making a change. At Honda too they felt the need to change the drivers for some reason », he reveals on Autosport. com. And he adds: “ I'm not really going to dwell on that because I have another opinion. ».
« But it was also a decision by Honda to change the drivers, change Pol Espargaró, change me, and we will see what happens with Taka Nakagami. For me, it was really clear that continuing under these conditions was not an option for me. I opened up about it to Lucio Cecchinello. I told him: 'Lucio, I think I need a change. I think as a team you also need a change and I don't have the motivation to stay here. I'm really happy with the team but I think I need to change bikes ».
Alex Marquez: “ it was also a decision by Honda to change the drivers«
« At that point I didn't have anything on the table, so I told him 'maybe I'll be home next year. 'But I'm not going to continue following a team for which I don't have the motivation, especially in motorcycle racing. So from then on they started talking with Rins, I started talking with other teams. Luckily for me I had the opportunity with Gresini and Ducati”. And he insists: “ honestly don't ride in 2023 was an option because the step to go to Superbike or another championship was not on the table at that time ».
That being said, what will the brothers do? Marquez in 2023 and 2024 when they will discuss their profession within the family context? He responds with this nod to history, when Valentino Rossi erected a wall in the stand Yamaha to separate it from Jorge Lorenzo : " we are going to put a wall in the camper. We are brothers and we have a very close relationship, but we are professionals. Now we're riding the same bike and we're having the same problems, but next year it won't be a problem. We also have a lot to discuss that is not MotoGP ».
We will remember that Davide Tardozzi was happy to welcome Alex Marquez in his clan, with the conviction that he will only say good things about the Desmosedici, this could convince Marc to climb on it after 2024…
