The eight-tꦜime world champion will leave Honda at the end of﷽ the 2023 MotoGP campaign to join Gresini Ducati.

That means one of th꧙e most coveted seats in MotoGP, or at least that’s traditionally been the case given Honda’s success, is available.

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Fabio Di Giannantonio appeared to be the obvious choice given he is out of contract, however, Mariniও is now close to joining the Japanese manufacturer.

Asked about the Italian’s decision to leave Ducati, who have the best bike on the grid for Honda, Marquez told : “Obviously I don’t know Honda’s strategy exactly. I thou👍ght they would have bet on Di Giannantonio a couple of races ago, but already in Thailand I started to feel something about Marini a🦩nd it seems he will take my place. 

“I’m happy fܫor Luca. We have always had a good relationship and he is a young and experienced rider on the Ducati, which is the best bike on the grid for resu♈lts. 

“I don’t know what the mai♕n reason is for why he would join Honda. I chose to have a competitive bike, 𒊎while he goes towards a project that requires a lot of work. 

“Sometimes things seem a certain way from the outside but are different from🍒 the inside, so it would be better to ask him.”

Acosta can be a multiple MotoGP champion - Marquez

Like Marquez during his early years in the championship, hotshot Pedro Acosta has h𝓡uge expectations heading into his first season as a MotoGP rider in 2024.

Marquez, who was one of the first to recognise his stunning talent, expects the S🍨paniard to have his own ‘era’ of greatness. 

“After his first race in Moto3 I posted a tweet while I was injured on the sofa at home saying he was an excellent rider and is proving it,” began Mar🥂quez. 

“He is one of tꦿhose riders who will become a big 🥃name in MotoGP. I don’t want to label him as ‘the anti-someone’ or something like that because that’s something I’ve always hated. 

“Every rider has his era, his years and his mౠoment. Now it seems like no one can win many championships in a row, but Acosta is someone who can do it.”