MotoGP hammer of the decade: Motorcycle hero Marc Marquez ahead of a sensational switch to Ducati

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In fact, the scenario is completely ridiculous. MotoGP superstar Marc Marquez (30) plans to leave his multimillion-dollar berth in the Honda factory team and move to a small Italian private team in 2024.

Specialized media unanimously report on the upcoming change. Marquez’s participation in MotoGP next season as a teammate of his brother Alex (27) at Gresini-Ducati will create a sensation in the transfer. It’s like a driver in Formula 1 choosing to leave Ferrari and switch to Sauber.

But on paper, something crazy could restart Marquez’s career. Because the eight-time world champion wants to do again what made him one of the best motorcycle racers of all time: win GPs.

The world champion of the series comes from behind

The former long-term winner has not won a Grand Prix for two years. Also because of his numerous injuries, but also because his longtime employer Honda had technically missed the boat. Marquez currently sits 16th in the World Cup, a mockery of this extraordinary talent. The series’ world champion has become his follower and has been trying to hide in the paddock for weeks how fed up he is with Honda.

Ducati machines have been rocking MotoGP for a long time. Ducati is entirely in the top 3 in the World Championship, with six Ducati riders in the top 10. That’s why Marquez and his management have been working behind the scenes for months.

Rossi’s nine world titles become a problem again

By far the biggest name in the MotoGP field wants to go to Ducati. Since there are not as big differences between factory and private teams in MotoGP as there are in Formula 1, Marquez is happy to give up his status as a Honda factory rider for a loaner Ducati. Through his brother Alex, who already rides for Gresini-Ducati, he knows that the material the Italian motorcycle manufacturer provides is good enough for podium places.

However, it was unthinkable for a long time that Marquez would not become an official factory rider in MotoGP. But now the situation on the field is such that he can even dream of the last big goal of his career at Ducati as a private pilot: to catch Valentino Rossi (44) with nine world titles.

Source: Blick