Alberto Puig Allows Marquez To Go If It's Not Hard On Honda, Is The Signal Not Harmonious?

JAKARTA - The Spanish MotoGP racer, Marc Marquez, still has a contract until next year with Repsol Honda. But with the current situation, Alberto Puig as team manager, did not close the door if the rider felt uncomfortable with Honda.

Marquez and Honda are currently in a difficult situation. Both are displaced from the top ranks of the drivers and teams standings. Of the eight series that have taken place in the MotoGP season 2023, Marquez and Honda are no longer a topic in the race for the top position.

In a difficult situation, there was news that the relationship between the two was also not harmonious. The Baby Alien is considered dissatisfied with the performance of the RC213V motorcycle being ridden.

This dissatisfaction is considered a strong reason for the factory team to invite Marquez to leave so that it is wide open.

The sign was conveyed by Puig. He said that Marquez was still under a work contract until next year but any possibility could still happen. "I have to answer a question (about Marquez's continuation in 2024) with 'yes' because we have a contract," Puig said as quoted by Speedweek on Monday, June 26.

"At the same time, I have to say that everyone can do whatever they want. And Honda is not a company that forces workers to stay if they don't like being on Honda," he continued.

Puig said Honda has great respect for Marc. "I hope he will stay. On the other hand, I don't have the ball to predict," continued Puig asserted.

The situation of the Spaniard also felt heavy because of the five racing series that were followed, Marquez had 15 accidents. Even in the German MotoGP series last week, he crashed up to five times.

Twice in the Dutch MotoGP also adds to the difficult situation in Marc Marquez today.

In the hunt for the 2023 season title, Marc Marquez was far from the top-ranked competition. After withdrawing from the 2023 Dutch MotoGP race, Marquez is now ranked 19th in the drivers' standings with 15 points.