Alex Marquez on move away from factory team: “I didn’t feel productive - Honda didn’t profit from me”

Alex Marquez has criticised Honda’s decision to move him away from their factory team, saying “I did not agree”.
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Alex

The younger brother of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez spent the 2020 MotoGP season riding for Honda’s factory team, delivering some rare glimme🦄rs of light in an otherwise difficult year.

But he was replaced by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pol Espargaro after one year, and was moved to LCR Honda, where he remained for two years until his departure this month for Gresini Ducati for whom he will feature in a new-look 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2023 MotoGP rider line-up.

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“Honestly, in that moment I did not really agree with that decision,” Ma🐠rquez said about being moved to LCR Honda.

“But I resp⭕ected it, and I understood🐭 the position of Honda. But we can’t change the past.

“That decision was a little bit hard for ꦛme, and I didn’t feel productive inside LCR for Honda – not for the team, for Honda.

“So, I🌜 had many days there where I was like ‘Ok, I can help’. Honda didn’tprofit💞 from me.

“At that moment it was hard f🅠or m🐽e but I needed to accept it.

“I learned a lot, I’m 🔜grateful to Honda, t⭕hey gave the opportunity to me. We can just look to the future.”

Alex Marquez, Valencia MotoGP test, 8 November
Alex Marquez, Valencia MotoGP test, 8 November

His switch to Ducati is particularly notable because he leaves behind ♎his brother Marc whose hopes for the 2023 championship may rest with the underperforming Honda bike.

But Alex said: “I had a good relationshi꧅p with Honda. I didn’t have any problems. 

“It’s not the same in the satellite team and the factory♓ team. OK, your contract can be factory but it’s not exactly the same.

“The satellite team, always new pieces arrive later, and when you have a bike with a lot of problems you can feel i🌃t a lot.

“But my relationship withಌ Honda will always be great, I will always be grateful because they gave me the opportunity to jump to MotoGP. I✨ won with them in Moto3.”

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