The eight-ti🃏me wౠorld champion made up his mind to quit Honda and seek the best possible bike between the Sachsenring and Assen rounds, report, the most disastrous period of an awful year.

A planned contract extension for Johann Zarco at Pramac was postponed b🔯y Ducati in August, to keep a potential spot free for Marquez, the report states.

But there are two clear reasons why Marquez to Pramac was no🍰t viable.

The first: Prima, the Italy-based🦄 sponsor of Pramac, wanted an Italian rider. 

Eventually, Fran🌺co Morbidelli claimed the seat to meet t𓆏hat criteria.

The second: Ducat🐈i did not want to rock the boat with their talented crop of young riders - Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini and Marco Bezzecchi - by handing over a latest-spec Desmosedici to Marquez.

By opening the door to Gresini, who will🐠 run a year-old spec bike, Ducati can politically i♑nsist that the independent team made the call to recruit Marquez.

Ducati also plan to keep Marquez “🧜long-term”, the report states.

He has signed a one🅘-year deal to🔯 join his brother Alex Marquez next year at Gresini.