At Honda, we are very happy to celebrate the rider and constructor titles in MotoGP. This, thanks to a Marc Márquez so flamboyant that he manages to mask another, less exciting reality within the HRC. Because internally, things are rumbling. We know that divorce with Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant is consummated and we learn that cohabitation with the Marc VDS satellite team is not without domestic scenes. At the center of the discord, the loss of Jack Miller. And the way it happened...
Public chat Tutomotoriweb, we learn that the 2018 season between the Belgians and the Japanese in Tokyo is likely to be a little tense. The fault of the failed negotiations of this 2017 season consisting of the loyalty of a Jack Miller yet taken out of Moto3 by Honda to be put directly into MotoGP. A feat requiring diligent training which was beginning to bear fruit. The time had therefore come to reap the dividends. They will fall into the hands of a competition that did not expect so much. The young Australian is now a Ducati Pramac rider…
The reason for this failure is the announcement made by Honda assuring Marc VDS that no state-of-the-art parts will go on their RC213V during the next campaign. “ We did a lot to keep it » declares the man on the ground Michael Bartholemy. " Jack Miller asked Honda a couple of things that weren't our doing. We still spoke to Honda, we told them that we would do the maximum we could do. But they never gave us an answer ».
« Therefore, it is normal that we are disappointed. This is always the case when you are the fifth wheel. But what is positive is that MotoGP has three other manufacturers. And that the contract we have with Honda is renewed every year. Or not. At the end of 2018, we could very well be riding a Suzuki, KTM or Aprilia ».
In the meantime, the Marc VDS will ride Honda in 2018 with the reigning Moto2 World Champion as riders Franco Morbidelli, accompanied by his runner-up in the championship Tom Luthi. Two choice beginners.
