Marc Marquez will have to pick between ‘very high’ Honda offer or ‘fairly low’ at Ducati – Jorge Lorenzo

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will have to pick between a “very high” contract at Honda or a “fairly low” one at Ducati, according to his former team-mate Jorge Lorenzo. Marquez, 30, has been with Honda since 2013 and has a contract until 2024, but any hopes of a seventh world title seem distant at the moment.

Ad Not only has the Spaniard struggled with injuries but Honda have had a hard time being able to match the pace being set by the Ducati bikes, with Marquez finishing 13th in the standings in the 2022 season. MotorcyclingMotoGP leader Marquez takes record 59th pole in Austria10/08/2019 AT 13:58 It has led to speculation that Marquez and his long association with Honda may come to an end as he goes in pursuit of another title.

However Lorenzo, his former team-mate at Honda, believes that the key factor in Marquez’s decision will end up being money. Marquez signed a lucrative extension with Honda in February 2020, but Lorenzo believes that now the situation has changed, and because Ducati do not need Marquez to win the title, they will low-ball him.

“When you're the 2019 world champion and they offer you four years for €20m a year with a bike with which you know you can win other World Championships on, it's hard to say no,” Lorenzo explained to. “Especially if the other teams offer you five times less.

Bagnaia wins Spanish GP after red flag Marquez vomited in helmet and felt 'body collapsed' during MotoGP sprint race “I think he made the right choice at the time, but now he'll have to understand what suits him best: accept an offer from Honda, which will certainly be very high, or focus on a fairly low offer with Ducati. “This is why Ducati will aim downwards with him, offering nothing compared to the