Marc Marquez admits he called Dani Pedrosa for advice before quitting Honda

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dani Pedrosa’s phone rang and he was asked his thoughts on the move that has rocked MotoGP.
Marquez wanted to seek advice from his f🌊ormer teammate of six years.
"I called Dani Pedrosa on Su🌼nday in Japan,” Marquez told . 𝕴;
“꧅I was in the room after the race: ‘Dani, can I ca🃏ll you?’
“And I called him. What did I ask him? No, let him tell you this if he wan🅠ts.
“But yes, I called him to h🥂im because he has been at Honda for many years.

"What did he say to me? Let him tell it i⛦f he wants, I mean, let's see if he's going to get angry.
“But I callꦆed him to ask for advice rider to rider. Not ‘what should I do?’ Or ‘what shou🀅ldn't I do?’ Because he is a KTM rider and worker.
“I have always had a very good relati🐻onship with Dani, he helped me a lot.”
Marquez labelled his decision to leave Repsol Honda for Gresini Ducati for 2024 ♔"the most🔴 difficult of my sporting career”.
He added:ไ "When you make a decision like that at first ဣit's hard, but then a weight goes off your shoulders.”
Intriguingly, asking Pedrosa for advice is a window intoꦰ the close bond that Marquez still retains with his ex-tea🌼mmate and fellow legend.
Pedrosܫa is now KTM’s test rider - the manufacturer who once seemed in pole ꦅposition to land Marquez’s signature.
In a year’s time, Marquez mಌay again be able to select the best bike as the majority of rider contracts come to their conclusion, and KTM will inevita🌊bly hope to lure him again.
Could Pedrosa tempt him across to KTM for 2025?

James was a sp👍orts journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, t꧃o F1.