Marc Marquez urged to quit Honda by Wayne Rainey: “Seeing what his brother is doing…”
Alex Marquez left LCR Honda for Gresini Ducati and claimed his first MotoGP podium in just his second grand p💦rix on a new bike.
But six-time premier class champion Marc has opted to remꦰain with Ho📖nda.
“Sometimes you just need some blue sky in another team,” MotoG🍰P legend and three-time world champion Rainey said.
“I’m sure those thoughts have entered his mind.
“Now, seeing what his brother is doing on another bike with Ducati, i🥀t’s probably g༒ot him thinking about those ideas.”
However, Honda did win their first race in two years in Texas last weekend despite Marquez's absence - LCR Honda rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins took advantage of Francesco Bagnaia's cras꧒h to seal an une🌊xpected success.
Alberto Puig, the team manager, took that result to insis𝓀t it proves their bike's "potential".
Marquez entered 2023 injury-free for the first time in two years but, just three grand prix laps in, crashed into Miguel Oliveira causing himself a ꧟hand injury which ꦗneeded surgery.
He has missed the two rounds since and, although he hopes to return for the Spanish MotoGP next week, he is already ♏lagging 57 points behind championship-leader M🍨arco Bezzecchi.
“I am very sorry to see Mar🤡c in this situation,” Rainey said.
“Throughout his career, he has hit the deck quite a bit. But he 🎶aౠlways bounces up like Rubber Man!
“The last couple of seasons have taken their toll - if you do🦄 this for long enough, it can do this to you.
“The best way is to limit the mistakes. How do you do that? Get a bike that gives you a good feꦦel for that.
“It looks like the current bike is not that bike.
“When I look at the other riders riding that package, they’ve got some wor🌊k to do.
“Marc doesn’t need to prove ♐anything. He understands what will happen, if it doesn’t come easy.
“You’ve just got to wait for t꧋he bꦯike to get better.”
The status of the double long lap penalty that Marquez was given for ꦛhis crash with Oliveira in Portimao is still unclear.
He was initially p𒉰enalised f💎or Argentina but, when he missed that round anyway due to injury, the rule was reworded so that he must serve the penalty upon his return.
Honda appealed and the MotoG𝓀P Court of Appeals has not yet delivered its final verdict on whether Marquez will be penalised at his next race, or whether the penalty has expired.
M𝕴arquez𒐪 could be back in Jerez next weekend if his recovery from hand surgery permits.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everythi💦ng from American sports, to football,ဣ to F1.
