Fabio di Giannantonio: Marc Marquez to Gresini is “a marketing operation”
Marquez will swap Honda, one of MotoGP’s most prestigious giants, for one of its smallest teams in 2024 because he wants to rediscover competitiveness witღh the help of a Desmosedici.
Since confirmation that di Giannantonio will lose his seat, he has delivered eye-opening form culminating in last weekend’s victory atꦓ the Qatar MotoGP.
He told about his frustration over how Gresini manܫaged his exit: "I don't like to talk about it, but for me it wasn't handl🦩ed very well by the team.
“There was a rush to sign Alex [his teammate, whose contr🐲act was renewed for 2024].
“Marc's stꦚory is partic♒ular, he's an eight-time champion.
“But in the short term he didn't achieve great results. It's more of a marketing o🍒peration, although I'm sure he will do very well.
“I didn't like how we arrived at this de🌌cision, in 2024 we co✤uld have done great things.
“Maybe Fausto would also be a little angry…”
Di Giannantonio, after a period of seeming like he would miss out on the 2024 season altogether, is now in pole position to land ♑the vacant VR46 bike.
“I isolated myself,” he said.
“I have the situation clear in my head and [my manager]♎ knows what I think and want.
“But I have for🎀bidden him from talking🔥 to me about it until there is a contract.”
Di Giannantonio, in just his second year in the premier class, has stunned thꩲe pad🌱dock with his form over the past month which included his first podium and first win, which remarkably arrived at a time when he was out of work for 2024.
"Many didn't believe in me because they ♊didn't look at what we did𝕴,” he reacted.
“They only focused on the post♏ on Instagram where the result was written.
“Seeing Fabio behind, they im💯mediately thought I wasn't worth a damn, but I'm happy to have proved the opposite.”
