Marc Marquez will ride for the factory Ducati team in 2025, in the second season of his post-Honda career. It shocked the MotoGP world when it split with the Japanese manufacturer.
Marquez and Honda In the year They announced that their partnership will end in the fall of 2023. It’s been 10 years since he made his own. MotoGP For the first time in color.
In that time, the Spaniard has won six world championships, including four between 2016 and 2019. Only Giacomo Agostini (eight) and Valentino Rossi (seven) have more in the premier class.
Marquez He signed a new four-year contract with Honda ahead of the 2020 season, but broke his hand in the opening round in Jerez. That kept him out for the rest of the year and he’ll be completely out of action in 2021, 2022 or 2023 due to a series of surgeries and further injuries.
In the year Having won three races in 2021 (Germany, USA and Emilia Romagna), his ultimate goal was to compete for the title again. And he lost faith in Honda’s ability to deliver a competitive bike.
Perhaps the last straw It was a visit to the Sachsenring in 2023, where he led the race and crashed five times. He then signed a contract to race for Gresini, making his way to the Ducati seat.
Marc Marquez says he doesn’t regret the timing of his departure from Honda MotoGP.
In an interview with MotoGP’s Official websiteMarquez was asked if he would stay at Honda much longer. In the year Between 2020 and 2023, the teammates scored three podiums together, a clear sign of the team’s decline.
Fabio Quatararo Yamaha may have won the title in 2021, but Ducati kicked off a run of four straight constructors’ titles that year. It seems like an era of European teams struggling with their Japanese rivals.
At the age of 31, Marquez still has plenty of time to complete his championship comeback. He is set to battle teammate Francesco Bagnania for the 2025 crown.
And he rejects the suggestion that he wasted some of his prime with an ailing Honda team. When asked if he regretted not leaving earlier, he simply replied, “Ha, no, no.”
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Honda’s woes last season certainly vindicated Marquez’s decision to bomb. They finished at the bottom of the ladder, and Johan Zarco says the 2025 bike could be worse..
And at the same time, they’re watching their former rider return to the top. Luigi Daligna was surprised by Marquez’s information On Gresini’s bike, that’s probably why he took George Martin out of the fight to join Bagnayan.
But he has some weak spots to address during preseason testing. Marquez is struggling on new tyres.It could prevent him from being eligible in the 2025 process.
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