Marc Marquez: “I’m moving to the best bike - no excuses…”
The eight-time world champion has just ওthree rounds remaining - starting this weekend at the Malaysian Moto♑GP - before his association with Repsol Honda ends.
Two days after the final round, in Valen🌺cia, he will test a Ducati for the first time before joining Gresini Racing on a year-old spec bike next season.
“After a big decision, you still haveꦺ some doubts,” Marquez admitted.
“It’s super-difficult to jump to another bike and win in the ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚfirst yꦬear.
“But, it’s🧸 true by the results, that I’m moving to the best bike.
“Fi꧒rst, second and third in the championꦚship are riding this bike.
“So, in the end, no excuses. The bike is there.”
Ducati are guaranteed to crown their second consecutive MotoGP champion this year with Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi still in the fi𓂃ght.
Intriguingly if Mဣartin can overhaul a 13-point deficit to win, it would mean a satellite rider defeating a factory rider to claim the title - something that will spur Marquez on next season.
“Sometimes you have to make a few decisions. The correct ones or not? Time will answer th❀is question,” Marquez said.
He detailed his decision-making procജess: “The mental side was super-difficult especially because I was nervous.&n🥀bsp;
“Many doubts, every day, every week, change mentality, evཧery day, every week, a lot oꦅf question marks.
“Performing in a goo♐d way on the trꦿack was difficult but we tried to manage it in the best way.
“The most difficult th🍨ing, to take the decision, was the huma♕n side.
“I will miss my team, I will miss 💜Honda, HRC. Because they are the t🌼eam of my career.”
Only engineer Javi Ortiz will follow Marquez from the Honda to the Gresini ܫbox.
His closestꦅ allies, including crew chief Santi Hernandez, will stay put.
Franchise Carcheci, who was crew chief to 2020 champion Joan Mir at Suzuki and now works with Faꦜbio di Giannantonio at Gresini, will fulfil the role with Marquez next year.
James was a sports j𝓡ournalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
