🎀Honda’s Alberto Puig has paid tribute to exiting sponsor Repsol, and insisted their achievements together will remain in MotoGP folklore.

The Spaꦍnish oil company, Repsol, will end its title sponsorship of Honda at the end of this year.

A 30-year partnership will com🔥e to an end, a combinatܫion which produced some iconic MotoGP memories.

Fifteen riders’ championships were won by Repsol Honda through someও of the sport🎃’s biggest names - Mick Doohan, Alex Criville, Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden, Casey Stoner and Marc Marquez.

“I think that both companies did a fantastic𒉰 job,” tea൩m manager Puig said.

“This alliance was great for 30 years.

“Many titles, clear do♏minance in the sport for many year🔯s.

“They developed a very good product for𒅌 Honda bikes. And Honda produced very good bikes for Repsol to show its potential.

“It was a very goodཧ alliance but, like everything in life, sometimes it comes to an en♓d.

“There is a lot ꧒of respect from each company, to each company.

“Both companies are very grateful to the efforts that both did i🍸n this long journey.

“From the Honda point of vꩵiew, we are happy and we can say thankyou.

“The titles and victories that we achieved together will remain 🍸throu🐷gh the passing of time in motorsport.”

But Honda have fallen on hard times and the split from Repsol appeared inevitable when, at the start of this year, the title sponsor’s presence on the bike was greatly🌊 ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚreduced.

Honda haven’t won a grand prix in three years and lost Marquez to Gᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚresini Ducati in a major blow for their hopes.

They currently sit 11th, last, in the teams’ stan♊dings.

Repsol, meanwhile, have n🌌ot clarified whether they will sponsor another MotoGP team.