The surprising move of Marc Márquez from Repsol Honda to Gresini in MotoGP continues to spark discussion. He swapped a factory team for a satellite team, and did so with a contract of only one year, leaving everything open for 2025—when several seats may become available in the paddock.
Randy Mamola spoke to the website Motosan.es about this new stage in the career of the six-time world champion of the premier class. Regarding the contractual duration, Mamola commented:
– It can be seen in both ways. Why did he sign a one-year contract? Is he going back to Honda? There will be different versions heard, one of them is: I am signing a one-year contract because there will be several bikes available, because there are several riders who do not yet have a contract for 2025.
According to Mamola, Márquez may have many options available for 2025: ‘Marc still has an open door to go wherever he wants. I think if he is in the top three of the championship, many teams will hire him for next year. #93 has been fighting with everyone, most of the time it was very difficult for him to qualify well. Seeing him win two Sprint races and take a pole position last year shows the level of the bike’.
In the first two rounds that kicked off the season, Márquez has shown he is capable of fighting in the top five with the Gresini Ducati Desmosedici GP23. The 16th place in Portugal came after a crash in the final laps while attacking for fifth position.