On Sunday, Autosport reported that Honda was in negotiations with Marini about extracting him from his VR46 contract for 2024 to affix the manufacturing facility HRC squad.
Marini was considered one of three names listed by workforce boss Alberto Puig in an interview with DAZN on Saturday as candidates to switch Marquez, together with Pol Espargaro and Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Espargaro has already ruled himself out of the frame to remain as a KTM test rider, whereas Di Giannantonio had nothing new to supply on his future state of affairs in Malaysia.
Marini additionally remained cagey on this, although Marquez says he’s “pleased” for the Italian – all however confirming that the deal is shut.
“After all, I don’t know precisely the technique of Honda as a result of, in the long run, I attempt to go,” he said, after ending the grand prix thirteenth.
“After all, they attempt to discover the very best technique and I used to be considering it might be Di Giannantonio two, three races in the past.
“However already in Thailand I began to listen to one thing, and it seems to be like he’ll take my place. I’m pleased for Luca.
“With Luca I’ve an excellent relationship and that is the great factor. We should separate issues and I’m pleased for him, he’s a younger rider.
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Luca Marini, VR46 Racing Crew
“So, if in the long run it will likely be made official, he has an excellent problem to maneuver from the aggressive Ducati in his brother’s workforce.
“The primary purpose to maneuver to Honda, I don’t know? However in the long run I transfer to a aggressive bike, he’ll transfer to a challenge that should work loads.”
He added: “I imply, I don’t know precisely his using type as a result of he’s altering loads his using type from one observe to the opposite.
“As a result of he’s a younger rider, in fact the pure step can be Di Giannantonio for one yr.
“However seems to be like now the rumours begin increasingly more to be Marini.
“And if it’s like this, as a result of I don’t know, I want the very best to him as a result of I’ve an excellent relationship with him.
“We separate: it’s not new that I don’t have an excellent relationship with Valentino, however with Marini sure.”