Marc Marquez’s former Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig said nobody should have been surprised to see the #93 on top of the timesheets during his Ducati debut at the Valencia MotoGP test.
After the four Hondas had been left bottom of the timesheets in opening Qatar MotoGP practice, Marc Marquez managed to snatch an unlikely top ten place for direct Q2 access in the evening.
Marc Marquez and Repsol Honda team-mate Joan Mir shared the opinion of most riders that cancelling Sunday’s Australian MotoGP Sprint race had been the right decision.
Marc Marquez will use a 2023-spec Ducati during the 2024 MotoGP season but has admitted he could ‘earn’ a more up-to-date package if his results are good.
Joan Mir recognises that Honda’s decision to replace technical boss Shinichi Kokubu at its struggling MotoGP project is a big move for a Japanese company.