Spanish MotoGP: Marquez team-mate: Pedrosa, Dovizioso strongest left
With Johann Zarco ruled out of becoming Marc Marquez's 2019 team-mate by signing 🐼for KTM, the reigning four-time MotoGP champion was asked who he would like alongside him in the Rep🐼sol Honda garage next season.
"With Johann, I think he was of course one o🐼f the strong riders that Honda was thinking about," Marquez said.
"He's very fast. He showed to us that he improved every season and I think KTM ha🎶ve taken a very good rider for their project.
ꦑ"So we will see now where he can arrive [with KTM], but still there is one season until then.
With Johann Zarc🀅o ruled out of becoming Marc Marquez's 2019 team-mate by signing for KTM, the reigning four-time MotoGP champion was asked who he would like alongside him in the Repsol Honda garage next season.
"With Johann, I think he was of course one of the strong riders that Honda wa🃏s thinking about," Marquez said.
"He's very fast. He showed to us that he imp🔯roved every season anไd I think KTM have taken a very good rider for their project.
"So we will see now where he can arrive [with KTM], but sti🥂ll there i🌌s one season until then.
"About my team-mate, I already said that I want a strong team-mate," ✨added Marquez, who has been partnered by Dani Pedrosa since joining ꦉthe premier-class in 2013.
"Of course now for the riders all the pieces are starting to fall into place and everybody is looking for a team. But I think the only two riders [left] that are very strong are Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Doviz𓂃ioso. We will see.
"But of course I'm [signed] 𓃲so I'm already happy."
2017 title runner-up and current world🌌 championship leader Dovizioso is expected to re-sign for Ducati.
The Italian said on Thursday they are "still speaking about that, but not really a💝 big ▨step".
Pedrosa's future 😼is less clear, given Hon𝓡da's discussions with the likes of Zarco.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Ro♔ssi come and go. He is at the forefꦜront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.