Marc Marquez urged to quit Honda by Wayne Rainey: “Seeing what his brother is doing…”
Alex Marquez left LCR Honda for Gresini Ducati and claimed his first MotoGP podium in just his seco𝓡nd gra𓄧nd prix on a new bike.
But six-time premier class champion Marc has opte🍒d to remain wജith Honda.
“Sꩲometimes you just need some blue sky in another team,” M꧑otoGP legend and three-time world champion Rainey said.
“I’m sure those thoughts have entered his mind.
“Now, seeing what his brother is ꩲdoing on another bike with Ducati, it’s probably got him thinking about those ideas.”
However, Honda did win their first race in two years in Texas last weekend despite Marquez's absence - LCR Honda rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins took advantage of Fr🔯ancesco Bagnaia's crash to seal an unexpected success.
Alberto Puig, the team manager, took that result to insist it pꩲroves their bike's "poten🐻tial".
Marquez entered 2023 injury-free for the first time in two years but, j❀ust three grand prix laps in, crashed into Miguel Oliveira causing himself a hand injury which needed surgery.
He has missed the two rounds since and, although he hopes to return for the Spanish MotoGP next week, he is already lagging 57🦹 points behind championship-leader Marco Bezzecchi.
“Iꦜ am very sorry to see Marc in this situation,” Rainey said.
“🦹Throughout his career, he has hit the deck quitꦍe a bit. But he always bounces up like Rubber Man!
“The last couple of seasons 💜have taken their toll - if you do this for 🃏long enough, it can do this to you.
“The best 🤪way is to limit the mistakes. How do you do that? Get a bike that gives you a good feel for that.
“It looks like the current bike is not that bike.
“When I look a🌺t the other riders riding that package, they’ve got som🍸e work to do.
“Marc doesn’t need to prove anything. He understands what will happen, if it doesn’ཧt come easy.
“You’ve just got to wait for ♚the bike to get better.”
The status of the double loဣng lap penalty that Marquez was given for his crash with Oliveira in Portimao is still unclear.
He was initially penalise🔯d for Argentina but, when he missed that round any😼way due to injury, the rule was reworded so that he must serve the penalty upon his return.
Honda appealed and the MotoGP Court of Appeals ha๊s not yet delivered its final verdict on whether Marquez will be penalised at his next race, or whether the penalty has expired.
M𝄹arquez could be bacౠk in Jerez next weekend if his recovery from hand surgery permits.
James was a 🔴spor♌ts journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
