Marc Marquez responds to Ducati comments: ‘Nobody is inside my head’
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While rumours of an early Honda exit have been circulating since Misano, with Marquez declining multiple chances to kill off the speculation, Ducati had always brushed off the possibility of the 59-time MotoGP winner joining younger brother Alex at Gresini.But speaking to Dorna’s Jack Appleyard on Saturday at the Indian Grand Prix, Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti said:“As far as Gresini goes, I think it looks like they have this opportunity and they are waiting for Marquez’s decision.“We hear what you hear. So he [Marquez] will talk to Honda management in Japan and make a decision. But it’s something up to him and the team.”Ducati: Gresini has Marc Marquez ‘opportunity’, ‘waiting for his decision’Ducati’s team manager Davide Tardozzi then gave similar comments, praising Marquez and saying any team would try to sign him.”If Marc comes to Ducati, it’s fine with us. We like Marc. Everyone loves Marc. he’s an eight-time world champion. Marc is the past, the present and the future,” Tardozzi told Spain’s DAZN.”Gresini has the right to choose the best rider possible and, if Marc proposes himself, they have the right and duty to take him into consideration,” Tardozzi told Sky Italia. “No one knows what will happen at this moment.”Related Collarbone fracture for Luca Marini, long lap penalty Indian MotoGP, Buddh – Sprint Race ResultsAfter taking his first top-three finish since the Portimao Sprint in India on Saturday, Marquez was asked about those comments and if he will indeed make a final decision on his future after crunch talks with Honda in Japan next weekend, telling MotoGP.com:“Of course, I heard those comments but nobody’s inside my head. I’m very clever and I know what I want and I know which is the correct time.”Alex Marquez out of India with rib fracturesIndian MotoGP: Latest ResultsIndian Moto2: Latest ResultsIndian Moto3: Latest Results
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