The eight-time world champion had an honest displaying on the Honda final weekend in Thailand, ending fourth within the dash and seventh within the grand prix, which grew to become sixth after a penalty for Aleix Espargaro.
Marquez now has simply three rounds left with Honda earlier than making his transfer to the Gresini Ducati squad for 2024, with HRC confirming final weekend that he will likely be allowed to check the bike in Valencia on 28 November.
However earlier than he departs, he says he desires to maintain pushing the best way he did in Thailand – no matter what outcomes this features him – to make sure he “could have the tempo” to start life at Gresini.
“The choice is made, so I can’t discuss if,” he mentioned when requested if Honda signing Ducati’s technical guru Gigi Dall’Igna would have saved him at HRC for 2024.
“The choice already is made. Now, as you see, I am extra free. Simply I am using the bike and I do not care about something.
“And simply what I am on the lookout for is to maintain the depth in these final races.
“OK, the outcomes will likely be higher or worse. However making an attempt to maintain this depth on the using [is what I want] as a result of like this, once I go to a brand new venture I’ll have the tempo. Sufficient, I do not know. However no less than I will likely be prepared.”
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Marquez mentioned he was near becoming a member of his brother Alex in working the medium rear tyre within the grand prix, however in the end opted for the arduous possibility.
Although the arduous tyre means “we wrestle so much with the efficiency” of the Honda, Marquez added that each one he was on the lookout for was “a secure weekend, and we achieved it.”
The Honda rider additionally bought concerned in quite a few battles through the grand prix, together with with Francesco Bagnaia and Aleix Espargaro.
He says attacking was the one approach he might defend his place with the Honda, as its poor rear grip meant he was getting hammered on the run out of Flip 1 all the way down to Flip 3.
“I went out and I used to be heat,” he added. “I attempted to assault to start with as a result of I realised instantly that if I used to be not attacking, each time I got here out of Flip 1 to Flip 3, one bike overtook me.
“So, then I mentioned ‘OK, one of the simplest ways to defend is to assault’. After which the best way to assault with our bike is the braking factors.
“I used to be braking late in Flip 5, I used to be braking late in Flip 12. However not sufficient. We misplaced out typically, like with Aleix, which was a good combat.”
