On Sunday, Motorsport.com reported that Honda was in negotiations with Marini about extracting him from his VR46 contract for 2024 to hitch the manufacturing unit HRC squad.
Marini was considered one of three names listed by crew boss Alberto Puig in an interview with DAZN on Saturday as candidates to interchange Marquez, together with Pol Espargaro and Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Espargaro has already dominated himself out of the body to stay as a KTM check rider, whereas Di Giannantonio had nothing new to supply on his future state of affairs in Malaysia.
Marini additionally remained cagey on this, although Marquez says he’s “pleased” for the Italian – all however confirming that the deal is shut.
“After all, I don’t know precisely the technique of Honda as a result of, in the long run, I attempt to go,” he acknowledged, after ending the grand prix thirteenth.
“After all, they attempt to discover the most effective technique and I used to be considering it could be Di Giannantonio two, three races in the past.
“However already in Thailand I began to listen to one thing, and it seems like he’ll take my place. I’m pleased for Luca.
“With Luca I’ve an excellent relationship and that is the nice factor. We should separate issues and I’m pleased for him, he’s a younger rider.
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Luca Marini, VR46 Racing Crew
“So, if in the long run will probably be made official, he has an excellent problem to maneuver from the aggressive Ducati in his brother’s crew.
“The primary motive to maneuver to Honda, I don’t know? However in the long run I transfer to a aggressive bike, he’ll transfer to a challenge that should work quite a bit.”
He added: “I imply, I don’t know precisely his using type as a result of he’s altering quite a bit his using type from one monitor to the opposite.
“As a result of he’s a younger rider, after all the pure step could be Di Giannantonio for one 12 months.
“However seems like now the rumours begin an increasing number of to be Marini.
“And if it’s like this, as a result of I don’t know, I want the most effective to him as a result of I’ve an excellent relationship with him.
“We separate: it’s not new that I don’t have an excellent relationship with Valentino, however with Marini sure.”
