Can Marc Márquez be a contender for the MotoGP title in 2023? It is the big question that is asked in the competition, if the eight times world champion can be champion again. His injuries and the problems with the bike seem like two very important impediments.
But his rivals are not confident. Unlike. In the paddock the thought continues to exist that Márquez will return. This has been stated enea bastianinithird classified in the 2022 MotoGP world championship.
In statements to the newspaper ‘La Repubblica’, he has detailed it: “Marc is the one who has won the most, he will be the great protagonist. He’s the big favourite.”
“For sure we will see a champion in top form again and it will be a pleasure to challenge him”, says Bastianini.
Much has been said about Márquez this winter and also about Honda’s options. It has been the one from Cervera more critical with the performance of the motorcyclebut he also wanted to make it clear that his confidence is total in his team.
“I am confident that they will make a good bike and my obligation is to prepare myself to the maximum to fight for a World Cup. It is my objective, Honda’s objective and the objective of the entire team, who knows that we all have to row in the same direction if we want to achieve it,” he said.
Honda has the difficult mission of returning to compete with the Yamaha and the Ducati. In 2022 it was last in the classification of brands. And Márquez cannot afford these results. For this reason, he has asked Honda for important changes that are already being implemented for March.
