Santi Hernandez is delighted to see Marc Marquez win the 2025 MotoGP riders’ title, as taking the championship has overcome his biggest fear of joining Ducati.
Hernandez and Marquez They created an emotional bond in the story they were together Honda. But Marquez broke ties when he left the Japanese builder to join Gresini in 2024, a stepping stone to the factory. Ducati Team in 2025.
Marquez left Honda for the “highest salary” in MotoGP historyHernandez He served as the captain of the team from 2013 to 2023. Hernandez was alongside Marquez in Moto2 in 2011 and 2012, but contractual obligations have ensured he remains with Honda until 2024.
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Santi Hernandez feels Marc Marquez’s 2025 title stint with Ducati has proved he was wrong to leave Honda.
In the year The 2025 MotoGP title was Marquez’s first championship win after the help of Hernández, who after winning the 125cc class in 2010 together won the Moto2 title in 2012, followed by MotoGP titles in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2018 and Hon.
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Hernandez believes the 2025 MotoGP title has personal significance for Marquez, as he has proved the right move from Honda to the factory Ducati team. It also put to bed Marquez’s fear that leaving his family at Honda would be a mistake.
Hernandez said. Mark: “He proved to himself that he wasn’t wrong in his decision. I think he was the one who worried the most. He finally recovered those feelings and most of all the joy. You see when he gets off the bike.”
“He smiled again, and I think, as I said, the important thing was to smile again, and he did. And he did it in style, winning his ninth world championship.”
Marc Marquez took control of Ducati in 2025 to win his first MotoGP title since 2019.
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Recently, Hernandez mentioned In the year 2023 German Grand Prix when Marquez hits “rock bottom” with HondaHe had five accidents in a difficult weekend. The 32-year-old withdrew before the tournament after crashing in practice (1), qualifying (3) and the Sunday morning warm-up (1).
It was the straw that broke the camel’s back for Marquez as he realized he had to leave Honda to prove to himself that he could still compete at the top of MotoGP. In the year After Marquez’s career-threatening crash at Jerez in 2020, Honda were unable to develop their bike.
Marquez has reaped the rewards of his decision to leave Honda and move to Ducati, after sealing the 2025 Cherries title with five rounds to spare. The Spaniard won 11 Grands Prix and 14 Sprints in the 2025 season.
