Luca Marini negotiating final details to join Repsol Honda in 2024
The VR46 rider appears to have won the race to replace ♑Marc Marquez, who is going to Gresini Ducati, at Honda.
A crucial meeting on Saturday night between Honda and Marini’s management at the M🌳alaysian MotoGP in Sepang appears to have resulted in🧸 a breakthrough, report.
“The parties🦩 are very close to closing a 🥃deal,” the report states.
“The agreement between tꦬhe Italian rider and the Japanese manufacturer will be made official.”
The details over his contract - whether it’s one year orꦦ more - a☂re unclear at this stage.
Marini first met Honda ✅team manager Alberto Puig to discuss a switch in🐷 Indonesia.
VR46’s Uccio Salucci intriguingly suggested in Sepang that is team would not “ꦿput a spanner in the works” of a deal.
Marini is now one small step away from penning a contract to join Repsol Honda, winning a race for the seat which has included Fabio di Giannantonio, Fermin Aldeguer, Miguel Olive🌊ira, Maverick Vinales and Pol Espargaro.
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