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Marc Marquez, the former multi time MotoGP world champion from Spain, has joined the Gresini Racing for the 2024 season, with an official announcement about the development made by the team on their website on Thursday, October 12. The 30-year-old had recently announced his separation from his current team, the Repsol Honda, which will make him the new standard bearer of the Gresini Racing, alongside his brother Alex Marquez.
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The youngest world champion in MotoGP has agreed to be the new face of the Gresini Racing, the Ducati satellite team, after terminating his four-year contract with the Repsol Honda a year early. The 11-year association between Marc Marquez and the Honda factory team saw the Spanish rider win six world championships, but the switch to Ducati came after their recent emergence as the dominant force in the premier class.
The Gresini Racing sent out a post on X to announce the arrival of Marc Marquez to the team for the 2024 season, which read, “IT IS OFFICIAL: @marcmarquez93 JOINS TEAM GRESINI MOTOGP #GresiniFamily”.
The statement from Marc Marquez about joining the Gresini Racing read, “I’m excited with this new challenge. It wasn’t an easy decision because it’s a big change in every way. But sometimes in life it’s important to get out of the comfort zone and put yourself through the paces in order to keep growing. Bike-chance wise, I know I will have to adapt my riding style to a few things, and it won’t be easy.”
“But I’m also sure that the whole Team Gresini will help me a lot. I can’t wait to get to know the team and start working with them. I’d like to thank Nadia, Carlo and Michele for the trust and respect they showed me,” his statement concluded.
