With Marquez off to Gresini Ducati subsequent season, Honda is within the midst of securing a substitute for its manufacturing facility squad.
5-time MotoGP race winner Miguel Oliveira was its first selection, however HRC’s obvious unwillingness to signal a rider for longer than one yr closed this door.
This positioned Fabio di Giannantonio – who might be changed by Marquez at Gresini – as favorite, although rumours have since emerged previous to the Malaysian Grand Prix that Moto2 frontrunner Fermin Aldeguer can also be within the body.
When requested by Motorsport.com what Honda ought to do by way of his substitute, he replied: “It is determined by the technique they need to have.
“I cannot go in on these plans, as a result of I respect them.
“After all, they attempt to do the most effective for the challenge proper now and the most effective for the challenge is to speculate all the cash into the bike.
“That’s what I imagine, as a result of there is not any sense to have a motorbike that isn’t performing in the mean time in a great way and have the most effective rider on the grid.
“To begin with you want to have the bike, after which go to catch the most effective rider.
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Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Group
“It does not matter who it’s. That is my opinion. They’ve their very own technique and I do know just a little bit, however I cannot say, as a result of if they should inform, they are going to inform.”
Joan Mir says he would like an skilled rider to associate him in 2024 to assist present Honda with extra usable info.
“It is tough to say one thing about it,” mentioned the 2020 world champion. “However as a rider and within the scenario that we’re in in the mean time, all the knowledge we are able to get from the skin could be very useful for us.
“It is true that the feedback we gave are there, in order that they perceive what the issue is they usually simply must do it.
“But when one other rider with expertise can provide an opinion and possibly a approach, that’s all the time assist.
“On this scenario to have a rookie for the crew, actually talking for me, I need an skilled rider. However I do not know for the challenge, they must determine.”
Di Giannantonio informed the media on Thursday in Malaysia that there was no information on his future, noting that his present standing within the scenario is “common”.
Honda World Superbike rider Iker Lecuona, who’s deputising for the injured Alex Rins in Malaysia and Qatar, has re-signed with HRC for subsequent yr to stay within the production-based collection.
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Iker Lecuona, Repsol Honda Group
However Lecuona says it might be “a kick within the balls” for him if Honda had been to pick a younger rider with out expertise over him.
“I might be 100% f****d[off], you’ll be able to’t think about what a kick within the balls that might be, I say it that clear,” Lecuona, who spent two seasons with Tech3 in MotoGP, mentioned.
“I feel Honda will not be able to take a younger rider with no expertise. I am younger, however I’ve two years of expertise in MotoGP and I’ve achieved superb races with MotoGP, going quick, I’ve achieved 5 races with the Honda and I have been with the others.
“It could be a kick that hurts and also you want half an hour to get better.”
Further reporting by German Garcia Casanova
