Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez says he is not considering \u201cstaying at home\u201d in 2024 or taking a year out to race elsewhere, like Fernando Alonso did previously.
Marquez has scored just one podium in a miserable 2023 season on the struggling Honda RC213V, and currently sits behind KTM test riderThe eight-time world champion's struggles on the uncompetitive Honda have led to wild speculation about his future, with Marquez linked to a shock Gresini Ducati move next year during the San Marino Grand Prix weekend.
A first test of the 2024 Honda prototype on Monday at Misano did not deliver any major step forward for Marquez, who said the bike was"still far" from where it needed to be. "Staying at home would be plan D, but I do not consider it," he said."I feel motivated, with a lot of desire, with level.Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda TeamMarquez also brushed aside any thoughts of taking a year out to pursue other opportunities in racing, much like double F1 champion Alonso did from 2019 to 2020 when he left McLaren before returning to the series in 2021 with Alpine.
"When a team is in a critical situation, it looks for solutions, whether they are possible or not. There is plan A, B or C or C, B, A - there is no order."
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