MotoGP champion Marc Marquez to stay at HRC until 2024 !
Two days before the official tests in Qatar and two weeks before the opening of the 2020 season on the same Losail circuit, Honda is shaking the world – of MotoGP – by announcing the extension of the contract of its champion Marc Marquez… for four more years !
Yamaha had made – three days in a row – the headlines televised specialized by announcing in the official team for two years (2021-2022), and the possibility of keeping factory, then as test pilot.
Honda’s response was a bit late, but it is significant: the HRC and its phenomenal MotoGP champion have signed a four-year (!) Extension of their contract, "until at least December 2024", happily calculate the Japaneses.
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Ridden in 2013 in MotoGP just after winning the title in Moto2 in 2012 – and Moto3 in 2010 -, the n ° 93 will be able to ride with peace of mind … and continue to pile up the crowns (6 in 7 seasons) , victories (56 in 127 starts), podiums (92) and pole positions (56) ?
"These results established him as the most efficient Honda rider in the premier class", recalls the Tokyo giant, delighted to keep in its ranks the ant – also giant – of Cervera which blew out its 27 candles last Monday … Marc Marquez will therefore be "only" 31 years old in 2024.
Statements
Yoshishige Nomura, President of HRC:
"We are happy to announce that after the end of the current season, Marc will remain in the Honda family for another four years. We started talking a few months ago, as the two sides wanted to stay together and continue to win. Marc started his career in the premier class in 2013 and we have won six of the last seven MotoGP titles with him. As a unique champion, he deserves an exceptional contract. I am very confident in this partnership and I wish to all those concerned to continue to succeed ".
Marc Marquez, n ° 93 Honda
“I am very proud to announce the renewal of my contract with the Honda Racing Corporation for the next four years. Honda gave me the opportunity to come to MotoGP with a factory bike in 2013. Since the first year , we shone together and I am very happy to continue to be a part of the Honda family. HRC gives me the confidence to continue this partnership in order to achieve our common goal and continue our successful history. ".
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