2023-10-04 12:22:53
Marc Marquez and Honda, so it’s over. The Spaniard (30) will not complete his four-year contract and will leave the Japanese team at the end of the season. The manufacturer and driver announced the news on Wednesday, arguing that it was a mutually agreed decision.
After 11 years at Honda, punctuated by six world titles, 59 victories, 101 podiums and 64 poles, Marquez will therefore have to open a new chapter in his life as a driver. At Ducati? “Both parties will continue to fully invest in the remaining rounds of the 2023 MotoGP World Championship season,” Honda’s press release said. HRC wishes Marc Marquez the best for his future projects. »
Decline in recent seasons
Marquez scored his first elite victory aboard the Honda RC213V at the 2013 Grand Prix of the Americas, becoming the youngest winner in the premier class and the youngest world champion later in the year. In 2014, he defended his title by winning the first 10 races of the year before also winning the crown in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
In recent seasons, between repeated injuries (fracture of the right arm in 2020 followed by four operations, diplopia) and a less competitive bike facing the emergence of Ducati, the Spaniard has only recorded one podium last year. last in 12 races and only one this season in nine rounds, during the last GP, in Japan. He is currently 15th in the Championship, with 64 points.
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