Marc Marquez doesn’t think Honda have turned the corner yet - ‘We are not contenders today’

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez does not think Honda have turned the corner just yet and admits that the team “are not contenders today” ahead of the opening weekend of the 2023 season in Portimao. Marquez’s last title came in the 2019 season, and in the past few seasons, both the Spaniard and the team have really struggled. Ad Marquez missed the vast majority of the 2020 season after suffering a serious injury, whilst in the past two seasons, the bike really struggled, finishing 13th in the standings last season.

MotorcyclingSprint races at this year's MotoGP will be 'very eventful', says Oliveira21/03/2023 AT 18:22 But after a tough pre-season testing, Marquez wasn’t feeling optimistic in Portugal ahead of the new season. “In the end, we are a team and we lose together and we win together,” Marquez said on Thursday. “It’s true that the past few years have been really tough for me, have been really tough for Honda, and we are not coming from the best situation.

«For that reason, we are not title contenders today in Portimao. We need to keep working and building the project and try to be more competitive in the future. “But my ambition is the same as 2013 [when I made my debut].

I’m here to try to fight for the top position, I will do what I have in my hands to fight for those top positions, and I believe. Sprint races at this year's MotoGP will be 'very eventful', says Oliveira MotoGP 2023: How to watch, calendar, format and riders to look out for this season “I believe in the project, I believe in Honda. The championship is very long, every day the situation can change, as we saw last year with Pecco [Bagnaia].