After his dramatic qualifying in Sachsenring seven days ago, six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez endured another disastrous session after hitting the rear of Enea Bastianini.
Marc Marquez says his intention is to remain with Honda beyond his current MotoGP deal, although joining the likes of Ducati was not dismissed by the eight-time world champion.
Marc Marquez may have ended the French MotoGP in the gravel trap, however, the eight-time world champion put his rivals on red alert after another impressive showing aboard a Honda that’s clearly lacking performance.
Stefan Bradl will replace the injured Marc Marquez at this weekend’s MotoGP of the Americas at COTA, while Joan Mir is looking to complete a full weekend after missing out on the Grand Prix in Argentina.
In a year where he started the season fully fit for the first time since 2020, Marc Marquez hopes of becoming a MotoGP title contender once again already appear to be in dire straits.
Pol Espargaro believes a strong points finish at the 2023 MotoGP season-opener at Portimao could be on the cards, as Augusto Fernandez gets set for official debut.
After finishing ahead of Marc Marquez on both days of the Portimao MotoGP Test, Joan Mir admits progress is being made with Honda although some things are still not ‘second nature’.
Ricard Jove, Spanish MotoGP commentator for DAZN, believes another tough season for Honda could have implications for its longstanding title sponsorship with Repsol.
Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig is in no doubt that Ducati remains ‘a step ahead’ with one pre-season test remaining before the start of the 2023 world championship.
The last time Repsol Honda signed a ‘dream team’ of two MotoGP world champions, Marc Marquez romped to his sixth title (with a new all-time points record) in 2019 but team-mate Jorge Lorenzo slumped to a career-worst 19th.
Although significant changes have taken place since the first time he tried the Honda MotoGP bike, Joan Mir feels as though he’s getting to grips with the ‘style’ that’s needed.