Catalunya MotoGP: Marc Marquez: Honda “listen to all the riders, Taka tested many things before me”

Marc Marquez admits he can’t wait to try Honda’s 2024 MotoGP bike at the Misano test, while also saying Honda listens to all of their riders.
Marc Marquez, Honda MotoGP Catalunya 2023
Marc Marquez, Honda MotoGP Catalunya 2023

The Japanese manufacturer have found the൲mselves at the bottom of the MotoGP packing order in 2023, something that’s never been seen in the current era.

Much has be🏅en said as to why that’s the case, i🍃ncluding those who have made claims that Honda listened only to Marquez for bike development.

But the eight-time world champion believes Honda are fair to all their riders, saying: "This is not in my hands. In the case of Honda, they are looking and taking care of all the riders, they listen to all🎃 the riders. Taka was testing many things𝕴 before me. We will see for the future."

With regards to bike develoꦜpment, Honda test rider Stefan Bradl stepped up work towards the 2💖024 season by completing a test at Misano. 

Marquez, who is expected to l൲eave Honda should they fail to provide him with a bike capable of challenging for wins and a title, believes Honda can do it.

"He [Bradl] was testing in Misano, more or less with the bike I ra♔ced in Austria. It looks like we’re trying to improve step-by-step. 

"I believe we can do it. At the Misano test you start to understand how the new bike will be. I look fo🍌rward to trying the new bike, and evaluating the work on the engineer. 

"The tea🅷m evaluates the performance of the rider, the rider evaluates the performance🌺 of the bike.

"Of course, we are far. Whenဣ you’re far, you need to look for something to change the bike or the riders. 

"In a winning project like Hond﷽a, you need to check everything to see why we’re♍ far from the top guys. 

"We work together to understand. It’s tr🍷ue that if you take risk, you are closer. You saw I took a risk, I was closer, but I had manജy crashes."

The Spaniard finished his first grand prix of the season last time out is still not ready to push flat out, saying he will approachꦬ this weekend’s home round in Catalunya as he did the last two rounds.

Marquez said: "No, the same mentality as Silverstone and Austria. I will give 100%, or 95%. But try to understand ღthe limits of our project now. 

"I struggled here in my best years 𝕴so I will struggle now. We have eight races in 10 weeks so it’s demanding, it’s important to stay on track.

"In FP1 it will be a big difference because I’ll try the different wings. The weather looks unstable so we will decide. But if I need to try🎐 something, I will do it."

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