Spanish MotoGP: Marquez team-mate: Pedrosa, Dovizioso strongest left
With Johann Zarco ruled out of becoming Marc Marquez's 2019 team-mate by signing for KTM, the reigning four-time MotoGP champion💝 was asked who he would like alongside him in the Repsol Honda garag🌳e next season.
"With Johann, I think he was of course one of the strong riders that Honda was thinkin൲g about," Marquez said.
"He's very fast. He showed to us that he improved every season and I think KTM have takꦛen a ꧅very good rider for their project.
"So we will see now where he can arrive [with KTM], but still there is one season unt🃏il then.
With Johann Zarco ruled out of becoming Marc Marquez's 2019 team-mate by 💫signing for KTM, the reigning four-time MotoGP champion was asked who he would like alongside him in the Repsol Honda garage next season.
"With J♎ohann, I think he was of course one of the strong ridꦺers that Honda was thinking about," Marquez said.
"He's very fast. He showed to us that he improved ever🅘y season and I th🐲ink KTM have taken a very good rider for their project.
"So we wil🦄l see now where he can arrive [with KTM], but still there is one season until then.
"About my team-mate, I already said that I want a strong team-mate," added Marquez, who haꦏs been partnered by Dani Pedro🎶sa since joining the premier-class in 2013.
"Of course now for the riders all the pieces are starting to fall into place and🍸 everybody is looking for a team. But I think the only two riders [left] that are very strong are Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso. We will see.
"But of course I'm [signed]❀ so I'm already happy."
2017 title 🌃runner-up and current world championship leader Doviz𒀰ioso is expected to re-sign for Ducati.
The Italian said on Thursday&nbꦦsp;they are "still speaking about that, but not really a big step".
Pedrosa's future is less clear, given Honda's discussions with 𝕴the likes of Zarco.
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