Casey Stoner’s verdict on whether Marc Marquez should stay at Honda

Casey Stoner has spoken for the first time about Marc Marquez, his successor at Honda, and whether he should leave the manufacturer.
Casey Stoner, Valencia MotoGP tests, November
Casey Stoner, Valencia MotoGP tests, November

Stoner won the second of his t🎀wo MotoGP championships with Honda in 2011, before finishing third in his final season 🍌in the sport a year later.

His exit paved the way for Marquez to step into the premier class and immediately win the first of his six MotoGP 🅷championships.

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But now, at the rider and the team’s lowest ebb🔯, Marquez must decide whether to seek a new team.

"For me it depends on ꦆthe commitments Honda makes to Marc,” Stoner told . 

“And how far they are willing to go to make concessions f🔯or him. 

“💛But it's difficult to say what Hond🌟a will do for him. 

“So it's up to Marc. He has to decide whether he wants to show commitment for Honda or whether he wants to go to a🐲nother manufacturer. 

“It is imp🌜ossibl🍷e for outsiders to know the right solution.”

Marc Marquez, MotoGP sprint race, Dutch MotoGP, 24 June
Marc Marquez, MotoGP sprint race, Dutch MotoGP, 24 June

KTM are the most favoured alternative 🌳option at the moment.

Marquez and KTM share Red Bull as a major sponsor, 🎐and the manufacturer is seeking ways to increase their quantit𓂃y of bikes on the 2024 grid.

However, KTM will not coಌnfirm that they plan to recruit Marquez.

Stoner spoke about the power balance in MotoGP moving to Europe, and away from Japan where Yamaha and Honda (the teams where he won his cღhampionships) are based.

“I unders𒉰tand why the Japanese m😼anufacturers show less commitment than the Europeas. 

“Last year Fabio Quartararo narrowly los🌃t the championship.&nbs🦩p;

“They did everything they could to win the second title in a row. Then Yamaha would be the current world c𒐪hampion. 

“I think Ducati's dominance at the end of last season shook and demotivated Yamaha a lo𒈔t.

“Under these circumstances, it is also difficult as a manufacturer to find motivation again, since t🌱he balance of power is unequally distributed.”

"Honda and ꧂Yamaha should always be kept i💜n mind, as they always find their way back to the top in the end."

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