Marquez has a contract with Honda for 2024 however hypothesis about him chopping ties with the Japanese producer for subsequent yr have been rife amid its ongoing struggles in MotoGP this season.
In the course of the San Marino Grand Prix weekend, Marquez became embroiled in rumours that he will join Gresini Ducati next season.
He repeatedly said when requested that he has a contract for 2024, whereas each Honda and Gresini performed down these rumours.
Marquez acquired his first style of the 2024 Honda prototype on Monday on the post-race Misano take a look at, ending up seventeenth within the first session and a second off the tempo.
Talking to the media after the session, Marquez mentioned of the bike: “Yeah, in fact it’s fairly completely different driving fashion. However ultimately the issues are roughly the identical. So, we have to work extra.”
When requested if the issue remained a scarcity of rear grip, Marquez mentioned “sure”, whereas later including concerning the 2024 prototype: “In fact, it’s the primary impression of the bike and the primary time, however we already had the feedback from the take a look at rider [Stefan Bradl].
“However as I mentioned yesterday, I didn’t wish to be contaminated earlier than attempting the bike.
“So, I simply tried to not hearken to the feedback and simply strive myself. It’s true that we began with one route, after which we modified the bike a bit to my route, not utterly as a result of it takes loads of time, to my driving fashion.
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“It turned higher and higher, but it surely’s a special strategy to trip. The issues are the identical. Nonetheless this take a look at will not be completed, so we’ll see for Valencia.
“They should work. We’re far. If that is the bottom of the bike, nonetheless we’re far. Nonetheless we have to work and alter many issues.”
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Marquez additionally famous that the one actual distinction to the 2024 bike and his present one was the chassis and geometry, whereas the “engine is similar” as he’s utilizing.
Whereas he has performed down the importance of the take a look at, it has been seen for a while as very important in him deciding what his future plans will probably be.
The topic of his future got here up once more on Monday, with Marquez stating he has set a deadline of both the Indian GP or the Japanese GP on the finish of the month, and can determine on the one in all two plans he has on the desk.
“Yeah, in fact there’s a deadline. Round India, Japan, I’ll determine,” he revealed.
And when it was put to him that there have been studies that his future was already determined, Marquez added: “Yeah, however I don’t inform as a result of possibly it’s not clear as a result of generally it could actually change.
“The selections or my theories I’ve, there may be plan A, plan B and plan C, three and never two that I mentioned earlier than.
“So I’ve three very clear concepts, I’ve very clear what has to occur for every of them, so properly, there may be nonetheless time.”