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Marquez looking to keep "intensity" in last 2023 MotoGP races before Ducati switch
Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez had a solid performance on the Honda in Thailand, finishing fourth in the sprint race and seventh in the grand prix, later promoted to sixth after a penalty for Aleix Espargaro. Marquez will have just three more rounds with Honda before switching to the Gresini Ducati squad in 2024, and HRC has confirmed that he will be allowed to test the Ducati bike in Valencia on 28 November. Before leaving, Marquez wants to maintain the same intensity and push himself as he did in Thailand to ensure that he has the pace to start strong with Gresini. Despite struggling with the hard tire option on the Honda, Marquez aimed for a stable weekend and achieved it. He engaged in several battles during the race, using attacking as a defensive strategy due to the poor rear grip of the Honda. Marquez would brake late in turns 5 and 12 to attack, but sometimes it wasn’t enough and he lost out, as seen in his tight fight with Aleix.
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