MotoGP News
Date: 31/May/2012
Marc Marquez’s 2013 MotoGP chances won’t suffer much if he is unable to join the factory Honda team.
That’s the opinion of seven time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi and current Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.
Marquez, last year’s Moto2 title runner-up, has remained in the intermediate grand prix class for 2011 but looks certain to join MotoGP next year.
Long backed by Repsol, the official Honda team is an obvious match for the talented young Spaniard - especially following Casey Stoner’s retirement decision.
But a 2010 ruling prevents rookies going straight to a factory MotoGP team, instead forcing them to spend at least a season with a satellite squad.
The rule is designed to boost the health of the satellite teams. But, as Rossi pointed out, the rule places no restrictions on the specification of the machinery.
“If the rookie rule is changed Marc can start from the full factory team and if the rule remains Honda will give him a full factory bike anyway at satellite team. A bit like for me in 2000. So I think it’s not a big difference for Marc either way,” said Rossi.
Pedrosa, a potential team-mate for Marquez, also doesn’t think his fellow Spaniard would lose out by being outside the factory team.
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“If it is a factory bike anyway being in a satellite team doesn’t change much,” said Pedrosa. “Marquez could bring his own team with him from Moto2 and if you are a talented guy it doesn’t matter much.”
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