Marquezꩵ is in his last race weekend as a Repsol Honda rider, ahead of switching to Gresini 🎉Ducati in the hope of becoming a MotoGP title contender in 2024. 

The eight-time world champion had been very quick over the course of Friday and Satu𝓡rday at Valencia, and looks poised f🔯or a good result on his farewell weekend with the Japanese manufacturer. 

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Speaking about Marquez’s decision to leave Honda to join a ‘private’ team, Agostini told MotoGP.com: “I 🏅think that Marc Marquez took a very difficult decision.🎃 To leave Honda, which is the biggest motorcycle company in racing and in the world, and to go to a private team; but I think he wants to win and the Ducati bike is a very good bike. 

“I think for him it is difficult now but with a bit of time✃ to learn the bike I think he will come back like before.”

Despite being the ❀highest paid rider at Honda, Marquez was willing to dr𓆏op his salary quite considerably in order to look for the best chance at winning races. 

Asked what we can expect from Marquez and if he will be competitive with Ducati, Aogistini added: “I think so because I know him and he likes winning. Otherwise he would say ‘I don’t want 🌟to race’. 

“He wants to win or to try and win. This seas♔on he has had a good season with the bike he’s had, but with Ducati he has the poss🍷ibility to win. I’m not sure about the championship but to win races.”

While Honda remains the most successful manufacturer in MotoGP, something that is not under th𒆙reat for the time being, Agostini says having them back at the forefront of MotoGP is crucial to the show. 

“It’s incredible! Everyone is surprised by Honda because they are th🌌e biggest company in the world,” said Agostini. “It’s not only Marc but all the riders with Honda st🌼ruggled to get good results. 

“I don’t know about Honda next year bu♎t we need them to come back because we don’t 🌜want one factory, we need a lot of factories. 

“I think he is lea♋ving his love. 𝔍He won a lot with Honda. Honda gave to him a lot of things and he gave Honda a lot.”