P1racenews AI automatic summary:
First images of Marc Marquez on Ducati MotoGP bike revealed
“The eight-time world champion, Marc Marquez, made his MotoGP debut in 2012 with the factory Honda team after moving up from Moto2 as the title winner. He enjoyed a successful career with Honda, winning 59 grands prix and six world titles from 2013 to 2019. However, Marquez faced challenges after fracturing his right arm in 2020, leading to a difficult recovery and multiple surgeries. Additionally, the Honda bike’s lack of competitiveness further impacted his performance, resulting in a disappointing 2023 season with only one grand prix podium and a record-breaking 29 crashes. As a result, Marquez decided to end his contract with Honda a year early and signed with Gresini, where he will race a year-old Ducati in 2024. Despite still being under contract, Honda allowed him to test the Gresini Ducati at the post-season test in Valencia. Marquez will bring a few members of his Honda crew to Gresini but will have a new crew chief, Frankie Carchedi. Other notable changes at the Valencia test include Luca Marini’s Honda debut as Marquez’s replacement, Johann Zarco’s return to Honda with LCR, and Franco Morbidelli switching from the factory Yamaha to the Pramac Ducati. Alex Rins will also ride the Yamaha for the first time, and Pedro Acosta will make his public MotoGP debut with Tech3 GasGas.”
