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Alberto Puig – ‘We’re going to try to make a super-competitive bike to compete against Márquez’

Miguel Fragoso by Miguel Fragoso
October 12, 2023
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Alberto Puig – ‘Vamos tentar fazer uma moto super-competitiva para competir contra o Márquez’

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Marc Márquez has officially parted ways with the Repsol Honda team. This Thursday, Gresini themselves confirmed that the Cervera rider would be joining their ranks, where he will race alongside his brother Álex in 2024. He leaves a mark on the history of the golden wing brand, which has only positive words to say goodbye to its iconic rider.

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It was Alberto Puig who, in a statement to Motogp.com, expressed his gratitude to the rider until the end of the season. The team boss said that ‘it was something that could happen’, despite the fact that, according to him, ‘Marc has been trying to get a bike that suits his style and Honda has been trying to do it’.

However, Puig reveals that ‘unfortunately it wasn’t possible, so the situation was clear: he needed another type of bike for next year and we, Honda, understood that. We thought the best thing to do was to let him go,’ he said.

Puig describes the situation as “sad” due to the departure of his main rider, but he treasures the good things: “We’ve done great things together. We’ve had some incredible moments together. The Repsol Honda team with Marc has achieved many things and Honda is very, very grateful for his contribution. And I’m sure Marc is also very grateful for what we did for him in the other years and for the way we treated him with his injury, as well as for the effort we made to prepare everything he needed in the past to achieve these titles.

The Spanish team manager is aware that “93” “has been trying to work and improve the bike for a long time, it’s true. He made the decision last week, contacted us, explained it to us and we said ‘OK’. The team boss reflects that “we knew it was possible” and that Honda “won’t try to convince a rider who doesn’t want to stay. Honda has a lot of respect for Marc and if his mind is not here and he wants to leave, Honda will never stop someone who wants to leave. We didn’t try to force him to stay if he wasn’t happy.

Therefore, Puig stresses that ‘Honda’s philosophy is Honda’s philosophy: we’re going to keep looking and working to have a competitive bike and that’s our only mentality. Now we have many options, but the challenge of improving and being at the top has always been there. It’s sad, but it’s the way forward. We want Marc to achieve what he wants and have a good career as a rider, but we’re going to try to make a super-competitive bike to compete with him.

Now the big question is who will replace seat 93 on board the RC213V. Something Alberto Puig says he hasn’t seriously considered yet: ‘They think we’re contacting riders. No. Until the day I got the call from Marc and we spoke, we didn’t move, we didn’t contact anyone. The moment he announced he was leaving, we started thinking, but until today, when we’re here, we haven’t sat down to decide. Let’s see how we can sort it out.

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