Dopo tante chiacchiere, sorrisini di circostanza imbarazzati, conferenze stampa convocate per giocare con l'attesa, è arrivata la comunicazione che tutto il paddock della MotoGP stava aspettando.
Marc Marquez e Honda HRC si diranno addio (o arrivederci) alla fine di questa stagione. Questo l'annncio comparso a sorpresa sul sito HRC:
"Honda Racing Corporation and Marc Marquez have mutually elected to terminate their four-year contract prematurely at the end of the 2023 MotoGP World Championship season.
With a year still remaining on the four-year contract between HRC and Marc Marquez, both parties have mutually agreed to end their collaboration upon completion of the 2023 MotoGP World Championship season. Both parties agreed it was in their best interests to each pursue other avenues in the future to best achieve their respective goals and targets.
This brings an end to 11 years of collaboration between the #93 and HRC in which they achieved six premier class World Championships, five Triple Crowns, 59 wins, 101 podiums and 64 pole positions together.
Marquez took his debut victory in the premier class aboard the Honda RC213V at the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas in 2013 to become the youngest premier class winner and would become the youngest premier class World Champion later that year. In 2014 he defended his title and won the opening 10 consecutive races of year, going on to also claim titles in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 as an HRC rider with the Repsol Honda Team.
Both parties will continue to give their full support for the remaining rounds of the 2023 MotoGP World Championship season.
HRC wish Marc Marquez the best in his future endeavors."
Il destino di Marc in Ducati è già stato preannunciato proprio in terra nipponica da Gigi Dall'Igna che ai microfoni di Sky riguardo al futuro di Marquez aveva detto sibillino "Ha deciso di lasciare la Honda per andare su una Ducati non ufficiale, secondo me a maggior ragione sottolinea il fatto che voglia la nostra moto, fa piacere".
Non resta che aspettare l'annuncio ufficiale del Team Gresini Racing ma ormai si tratta di un segreto di Pulcinella.
