The eight-time world champion has been enveloped in gossip that he’ll swap to the Gresini Ducati squad in 2024 as Honda’s issues in MotoGP persist, although Marquez has regularly said “I’ve a contract” with HRC.
Monday’s post-race take a look at is seen as important in Marquez’s determination to stay or go away Honda, with the Japanese marque bringing a prototype 2024 bike, which is already being ridden by wildcard Stefan Bradl on the San Marino Grand Prix.
Marquez stated on Friday that he felt the group was “reacting” to his feedback, noting how important engineers are to a take a look at group.
The Tokyo manufacturing facility has launched a marketing campaign to rent technicians from different groups, a number of of them European, to attempt to flip round a calamitous state of affairs that would get a lot worse if Marquez decides to go away.
That’s what Puig, the person accountable for this recruitment mission, is making an attempt to keep away from.
The Honda formulation doesn’t serve to right the dearth of traction and acceleration of an RC213V that, within the fingers of Marquez, is just able to recovering floor beneath braking, with the chance of crashing.
Marquez, who’s popping out of probably the most difficult interval of his life after battling harm, is uninterested in believing within the unimaginable, and is prepared to discover a change of surroundings.
On Monday he’s scheduled to journey the prototype of the bike deliberate for 2024. Till then, Puig repeats what he has stated to date with some nuances.
Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Crew
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“We’ve got a contract with Marc, and he hasn’t informed us something,” he informed DAZN.
“It’s apparent that our state of affairs is dangerous. It is vitally necessary to present him a motorbike he can belief subsequent 12 months.
“It’s Honda who has to persuade Marc to remain. And never in phrases, however with information.”
Puig empathises with Marquez and understands completely that he values any state of affairs.
“I completely perceive the frustration Marc could also be going via, and in addition that he talks to different manufacturers,” he stated.
“At a technical stage it’s clear that we’re fairly removed from discovering the answer.”
Puig understands that such a dramatic state of affairs because the one presently affecting HRC can solely be addressed with a robust shake-up.
He added: “Whenever you change one thing, you possibly can change it little, which is like doing nothing, or you can also make a radical change.
“That is why we’re fascinated by a radical change,” stated Puig, who once more made it clear that if Marc decides to go away, nobody will block him. “Honda will not be an organization that forces anybody to race for it,” he added.