Marc Márquez decided to move to Gresini for the 2024 season, surprising everyone. It will be the first time he joins a satellite team and is outside of Honda – he will be riding a Ducati. His goal is to return to good results.
The contact came from the rider’s manager, as explained by the team owner, Nadia Padovani, to Corriere della Sera: ‘We would never have approached him; his manager contacted us, but he had a contract with Honda until 2024. The obstacles were not many. I told my team: «Let’s try to wait». I absolutely believed in the hope that all the planets would align. I believed until the end, and it happened’.
Having said that, the Gresini team leader emphasized that it was not a stroke of luck: ‘No, we are professionals, and the results obtained with other riders in recent years speak for themselves. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have come. Of course, the fact that his brother, Álex, is already with us had an impact. He came home with a smile from the GPs and told about it…’.