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So now it's official he'll move to gresini. But will gresini stay at ducati or will they move to ktm is the big questionM Marquez to Gresini is official
It's official! Marc Marquez to join Gresini Racing MotoGP™
The eight-time World Champion will switch to Ducati machinery after ending his 11-year stay with Hondawww.motogp.com
I try not to put asterisks next to champions' names for (fill in the blank reason)...BUT...if ever an asterisk would apply, Mir might be it. But he's still a champion.
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I agree with this but what are their options? Zarco a zero race winner with no championships? They don't have a better option. Also the suzuki was a good bike if Mir can turn honda in that direction than they have a bright future. Pipedreams sure but he is their best bet. Bet on him or lose him next year and they will have no body.
A result I am sure Honda would be extremely happy to take for the 2024 season.
I don’t really like him, but I am not sure who would be better for them particularly since he is starting to show one lap pace which approaches MM, hardly something everyone on the grid could do.
Perhaps Binder or Oliveira might be better, but they are not available. The top Ducati riders aren’t available either, but given they are all (except Martin recently) quite good at throwing the current dominant bike down the road I doubt the Honda would be unproblematic for them. A consistent rider might actually be best for the current Honda, and as has been said the Suzuki was a good bike to which he may contributed.
That's about the time I started following MotoGP. When Pedrosa took Nicky out I was incensed.
This may please a few people but grapevine talk is that Darth Puig has been advised that 2023 is his last year with HRC.
Absolutely no confirmation anywhere at all, just talk I have seen twice although both places reference the same source (and I think that source is 2nd hand to start with).
But if true ................... here goes a major conspiracy theory.
Pedrosa back to HRC for 2024 to develop and build bike
MM returns 2025 to a better bike
Ok, so very far-fetched and all but with Puig gone (again, if true) then the opportunity may be endless
Absolutely no confirmation anywhere at all, just talk I have seen twice although both places reference the same source (and I think that source is 2nd hand to start with).
But if true ................... here goes a major conspiracy theory.
Pedrosa back to HRC for 2024 to develop and build bike
MM returns 2025 to a better bike
Ok, so very far-fetched and all but with Puig gone (again, if true) then the opportunity may be endless
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Di Giannantonio's crew chief will be M Marquez's next year. Is this a hint that M Marquez will get something similar to what Di Giannantonio has this year? If so then its a budget team for M Marquez.
BTW where to Di Giannantonio?
BTW where to Di Giannantonio?
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Not sure what you are insinuating here but Diggias crew chief and presumably Marc's for next yr is Frankie Carchedi, who was Mirs crew chief for his title winning year at Suzuki.
Of that list I like Lopez and Guevara. Perhaps Canet would get on with the bigger bike but in Moto2 he crashes as much as MM in MotoGP. I believe he has 20-something so far this year.
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I would also like to see what Canet can do on the big bike. I am not expecting much but I would like to see it.
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Was debating whether or not to respond, 'cause I don't want to sound like, "Yo, been there too". but kind of have been. Had all those injuries plus collapsed lung and broken hip. But .... ME, not all at the same time! Totally relate to the fog. Recuperating now from two spinal fusions with another 4 months till I can expect to feel "back to normal". Seriously, glad yer through it Man. What a ....... ordeal.
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