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Marc Marquez says taking a year off MotoGP was a concrete possibility before signing a one-year deal with Gresini Ducati.
Marc Marquez has officially announced that he will be joining the Ducati team at the end of this season. He made the decision to leave Honda after the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi last Tuesday. There were rumors of interest from KTM, but ultimately Marquez chose to join Gresini. He considered taking a year off, but ultimately decided he wanted to continue racing and enjoying it. Marquez did not discuss contract details with any of the teams that expressed interest in him, and he only considered signing a one-year contract. Despite the difficulty of leaving Honda, he believes joining Gresini will allow him to enjoy racing again and has a good chance of success.
Source: Crash
