The eight-time world champion had an honest displaying on the Honda final weekend in Thailand, finishing fourth in the sprint and seventh in the grand prix (which grew to become sixth after a penalty for Aleix Espargaro).
Marquez now has simply three rounds left with Honda earlier than making his move to the Gresini Ducati squad for 2024, with HRC confirming final weekend that he will probably be allowed to check the bike in Valencia on 28 November.
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However earlier than he departs, he says he needs to maintain pushing the best way he did in Thailand – no matter what outcomes this features him – to make sure he “can have the tempo” to start life at Gresini.
“The choice is made, so I can’t discuss if,” he stated when requested if Honda signing Ducati’s technical guru Gigi Dall’Igna would have saved him at HRC for 2024.
“The choice already is made. Now, as you see, I’m extra free. Simply I’m driving the bike and I don’t care about something.
“And simply what I’m searching for is to maintain the depth in these final races.
“Okay, the outcomes will probably be higher or worse. However attempting to maintain this depth on the driving [is what I want] as a result of like this, once I go to a brand new venture I’ll have the tempo. Sufficient, I don’t know. However at the least I will probably be prepared.”
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Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Crew
Marquez stated he was near becoming a member of his brother Alex in working the medium rear tyre within the grand prix, however finally opted for the laborious choice.
Although the laborious tyre means “we wrestle so much with the efficiency” of the Honda, Marquez added that each one he was searching for was “a steady weekend, and we achieved it.”
The Honda rider additionally bought concerned in quite a few battles through the grand prix, together with with Francesco Bagnaia and Aleix Espargaro.
He says attacking was the one manner he may defend his place with the Honda, as its poor rear grip meat he was getting hammered on the run out of Flip 1 all the way down to Flip 3.
“I went out and I used to be heat,” he added.
“I attempted to assault at first as a result of I realised instantly that if I used to be not attacking, each time I got here out of Flip 1 to Flip 3, one bike overtook me.
“So, then I stated ‘okay, the easiest way to defend is to assault’. After which the best way to assault with our bike is the braking factors.
“I used to be braking late in Flip 5, I used to be braking late in Flip 12. However not sufficient. We misplaced out generally, like with Aleix, which was a decent combat.”