Marc Marquez returned to talk about some background information regarding his farewell to Honda last year…
Eight-time world champion, Marc Marquez shed light on his decision to leave Honda after the end of last season.
The Japanese house and the Spanish champion have rewritten the history of the MotoGP over the years, winning together six MotoGP titlesbut you know, at some point all love stories are destined to have an end.
Marc Marquez: “Leaving Honda wasn’t easy”
“It was a very difficult decisionI wasn’t deciding with my heart,” Marquez said to the microphones of TNT Sports.
“I was just thinking to what was best for my future and it is to be a MotoGP rider for many years to come.”
“The Repsol Honda team has been my life, my career. My mechanics, my technicians, the sponsors are there. I told them ‘maybe I’ll do another year here and then I’ll finish my career because my mental health would be depleted.’
Hence the choice to leave it was inevitable for the driver from Cervera, who certainly didn’t lose the ambition for victory.
“So I made this decision and thought which team I could race for the following year”and as we all know the eight-time champion has landed in Gresini
Read also: MotoGP | Domenicali: “Marc Marquez is not like the others”
“I’m having fun now, it’s not the same to face a weekend thinking you’re between top ten, or top five or fight for the podium.”
“This is the main reason why I made this decision: answer to myself whether or not I am competitive enough.”
“There The answer is yes, I’m competitive. Then, another thing is to be super competitive for fight for the title.Now I’m fighting for the top five with the best and that makes me happy.”
These are the final words of Marc Marquez and his summary of the transfer from Honda to Gresini to see if he still could be competitive and fight for the positions that matter, those at the top.
Cover credit: Motorsport.com
Follow us on social media: Telegram – TikTok – Instagram – Facebook – Twitter
