Rafael Nadal’s Social Media Post Suggests Marc Marquez Leaving Honda?

Jakarta, – Tennis legend Rafael Nadal’s post with MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has again sparked speculation about Marquez’s departure from Honda. It is known that Marquez’s future with the Japanese factory team is still a question mark, as Honda’s performance, which he believes does not support the performance of the 8-time world champion.

“Good luck with your new challenge,” wrote Nadal in the caption when uploading a photo with Marquez, quoted from Nadal’s Twitter account.

¡Visis de las que hacen mucha illusionon! ☺️ ¡Gracias @marcmarquez93 por venir a conocer la Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar! ¡Nos vemos pronto y suerte en tus nuevos retos! 💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/OMnlYPWQE1

— Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar (@rnadalacademy) July 10, 2023

Previously, KTM was said to be a new port for the racer nicknamed The Baby Alien. Marquez still has a contract with Honda until the end of 2024.

Taking into account that he was 32 years old when Marquez became a free agent, plus his bad injury, of course Honda itself will think again about extending Marquez’s contract.

Previously, Repsol Honda manager Alberto Puig said that his team did not want to keep anyone who was unhappy. This also signaled the departure of Marquez from the team that gave him 6 MotoGP world titles.

Marquez himself said that he wanted to focus on the rest of the season, in order to develop a machine that could compete next season.

“I’m in a very deep moment and I can’t think about the future right now. You can’t decide your future when you’re in this condition. Now I need to rebuild my body and my mental side for a month and a half,” he said. .

Noted, until half of the 2023 MotoGP season, Marquez had not even finished the main race. The racer, who is identical to number 93, has crashed 14 times this season, many people believe was caused by excessive ambition on a Honda motorbike that was unable to fulfill its capacity.

So far Marquez has only managed to complete three sprint races, and has missed five races this season due to injuries following an accident. Another Honda racer, Joan Mir was behind Marquez with a total of 12 crashes, the same number of accidents that Marc’s younger brother, Alex Marquez, had from Ducati.

Complementing the top five driver positions with the most crashes this season are KTM duo drivers Augusto Fernandez (11) and Jack Miller (10).

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