After a truly dismal💫 Malaysian MotoGP for all its riders, Honda head to a circuit that has traditionally been one of its toughest, even when they were winning title after title. 

Pol Espargaro nearly became a race winner for the factory team at Losail in 2022, while Marquez also enjoyed success at the Qatari circuit, but Ducati and Yamaha in partic✱ular have enjoyed more success of late.

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Only 13th in Sepang, Marquez e🐭xpects another tough outing in what is his penultimate race as a Honda ri❀der.

“Second last race of the year but t🍨he focus is still the same, we keep on working until the end,” said Marquez. 

“Historically Qatar has been a difficult track for us with the layout and everything, so I th🅠ink again it will be a bit of ♌a tougher weekend. 

“With the new surface, some things can certainly change so ♐we have to spend Friday understanding how this has changed the situation. We will see what’s possible.”

While Marquez suffered a disappointing weekend last time out, it was even worse for teꦛam-mate Joan Mir who crashed in both race♏s.

Mir’s fall took the Japanese manufacturer’s crash tally to 50 for the season which is a new recꦆord for a brand in one year.

“We will keep working, keep pushing and keep racing until the very last💮 lap in Valencia,” began the 2020 world champion. 

“This weekend is no different. For me personally, I’ve had some decent results in Qatar in 🅷the past and there’s a new surface with all the changes so it will be interesting to ride the Honda there. It’s another weekend to learn ꦚas much as we can.”