The full exclusive interview with six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez, as he prepares to leave Repsol Honda and join Gresini Ducati next season.
It’s late afternoon on Thursday at the Thai MotoGP in Buriram. Marc Marquez strides into the Repsol Honda hospitality with the same sense of purpose as he enters a racetrack.
“Now, after a difficult moment where you think you performed in a good way but the results never arrived, you don't have the same confidence. But we are working for it.”You've made your big decision for next year, moving from Repsol Honda to Gresini. What was the best advice you received and what was the key thing that made you decide ‘this is what I'm going to do’?“The best advice was to think of yourself, only.
“Because right now what I feel is that the project needs time, to build the bike and to come back on that top level. And they will do it. They are Honda. They are the biggest brand in the world and they will do it I’m sure.We hear numbers like 10, 12, 15 million euros of salary that you’re giving up by leaving Honda for next year.
“It's true that it's a satellite team, but it's also true that many riders did good results with that team. Like Bastianini, like my brother, like di Giannantonio. But before thinking about results, I need to enjoy it again on the racetrack and this is what I'm looking for. “I just follow my line and do my best. And yeah, I like the people, they are very similar to Spanish people. I mean this is something that I never think about. I'm just looking for the best for me and I feel super good - even inside Honda there are many Italians. So this discussion was never on the table.”You and Rossi are the standout riders of the modern MotoGP era. You’ve been just one title below Rossi for four years now.
“It's difficult, especially to keep the pressure to be the champion in the moments when everyone’s looking to you, pointing to you. That’s why it's more difficult to keep winning.”The ALL-IN documentary provided a great insight into your career. I just wanted to pick up on one aspect. Some fans were surprised by how hard you were on your team-mates, particularly Pedrosa.
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