The 2024 MotoGP World Championship promises to be super exciting and it may mean once again the return of Marc Márquez on the biggest stages of the competition. One of those who believes he will is Carlo Pernat, highlighting that for him he is (still) the best rider, while giving extra credit for how Gigi Dall’Igna worked on this process.
The italian began by praising the work that Dall’igna did in regards to hiring of the former world champion, in words to Motosan.es: ‘What I find unbelievable is the operation that Gigi Dall’Igna did! It wasn’t Ducati who did it, Ducati was a bit against the operation. But Gigi is an engineer, and when a rider who has won World Championships in the past wants his bike, he is happy’.
For Pernat there are no doubts that Márquez will be key and a rider that will dispute the championship, saying that when you pair the best rider with the best bike on the grid, that is about to be a certainty:
– In my opinion, he did the operation himself, and I think it’s for sure that Marquez will play the World Championship next year, and that’s all for sure, isn’t it? When you put the best rider on the best bike, who is going to win (laughs). But we’ll have to see if, from a physical and mental point of view, it’s the same Márquez. But I know him, he will be tough and I’m sure he will be there for the world championship.