Alex Marquez on move away from factory team: “I didn’t feel productive - Honda didn’t profit from me”

Alex Marquez has criticised Honda’s decision to move him away from their factory team, saying “I did not agree”.
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Alex

The younger brother of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez spent the 2020 MotoGP season ri﷽ding for Honda’s factory team, delivering some rare glimmers of light in an otherwise difficult year.

But he was replaced by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pol Espargaro after one year, and was moved to LCR Honda, where he remained for two years until his departure this month for Gresini Ducati for whom he will feature in a new-look 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2023 MotoGP rider line-up.

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“Ho🍌nestly, in that moment I did not really agree with that decision,” 🌳Marquez said about being moved to LCR Honda.

“But I🐻 respected it, and I understood the position♒ of Honda. But we can’t change the past.

“That decisi𓆉on was a lit🍨tle bit hard for me, and I didn’t feel productive inside LCR for Honda – not for the team, for Honda.

“🌞So, I had many days there where I was like ‘Ok, I can help’. Honda didn’tprofit from me.

“At that moment it was ܫhard for me b♎ut I needed to accept it.

“I learned a lot, I’m grate𒆙ful to Honda, they gave the opportunity to me. We can just look to the future.”

Alex Marquez, Valencia MotoGP test, 8 November
Alex Marquez, Valencia MotoGP test, 8 November

His switch to Ducati is particularly notable because he leaves behind his brother Marc whose hopes for the 2023 cha💖mpionship may rest with the underperforming Honda bike.

But Alex said: “I had a good relationship with Honda. I didn’t have any problems.&nb𝕴sp;

“It’s not the same in the satellite team and the factory team. OK, your🃏 contract can be factory but it’s not exactly the same.

“The satellite team, always new pieces arrive later, and when you hꦏave a bike wꦑith a lot of problems you can feel it a lot.

“But my relationship with Hon🔥da will always be great, I will always be grateful because♚ they gave me the opportunity to jump to MotoGP. I won with them in Moto3.”

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