Luca Marini on Marc Marquez joining Ducati: “I wish! But I wouldn’t give up 12 million Euros”

Luca Marini says it would be ‘fantastic’ to have Marc Marquez join Gresini Ducati but that he can’t see the six-time MotoGP champion leave Honda.
Marc Marquez, Luca Marini, MotoGP, French MotoGP, 13 May
Marc Marquez, Luca Marini, MotoGP, French MotoGP, 13 May

Marini is enjoying his best season in MotoGP abo꧋ard the Ducati, which can be said for many riders including series leader Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin, Alex♌ Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi.

But one rider who is certainly not is Marc Marquez, as the eight-time world champion remains desperate for Honda to i🎃mprove their bike.

The recent Misano test wasn’t much better for Marquez, who has been toying with the idea of leaving t𒁏he Japanese manufacturer.

Some sections of the M🐠otoGP paddock thing he could make a sensational switch to Gresini Ducati, while others believe Marquez is enjoying the spotlight without any intention ඣto leave Honda.

After his home round, Marini ♚spoke about the chance of Marquez joining Ducati and whether he w🎶ould like to see it happen. 

"I wish," claimed Marini. "That would be fantastic. Having a rider of his level with my bike would be great be🎃cause you can compare data and compare yourself in the same condit🥃ions. 

"He definitely has a lot to gi𒁃ve still. Is he p🌳laying with Honda? I don’t know. I wouldn’t give up the 12 million Euros he earns per season. 

"Also, the bike now is no longer the one that it was at the start of t♏he championship. They’ve made great progress. I’d be amazed if he left now." 

These comments came after the one-day test which Marini ended fastest. The Italian 🎀spent much of the test trying to find a better set-u🧔p as he only tested a few new parts.

"We didn’༒t have a lot of things to test," added Marini. "We only tested geom𝔉etry, suspension and some shock absorbers."

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