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Alex Marquez was blocked by Yamaha from joining SRT in MotoGP
In 2019, Alex Marquez became the Moto2 champion. He made his MotoGP debut in 2020 with the factory Honda team, taking the place of Jorge Lorenzo who retired in 2019. After three years with Honda, Marquez joined the Gresini Ducati squad in 2023, where he achieved two sprint wins and two grand prix podiums. It was revealed in a documentary that Marquez had an offer to stay in Moto2 in 2020 and move up to Petronas SRT in 2021, but Yamaha blocked this move due to tensions between the Marquez and Rossi families. Despite the setback, Marquez joined LCR Honda in 2021, and next season he will be teammates with his brother, Marc Marquez, who is joining Gresini Ducati.
