Explained: How Marc Marquez is affecting the WorldSBK silly season

Marq💟uez is set to choose between staying with 🍷Repsol Honda or moving to Gresini Ducati to join his brother Alex.
With the latter thought to be the most realistic outcome, Marquez’s move could have a big imඣpact on how the 👍MotoGP and WorldSBK grids take shape.
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If Marquez moves the first ripple effect would involve Johann Zarco, as the soon-to-be Honda rider would swap LCR for the Repsol co🦂𝓰lours.
That would free Iker Lecuona, who is currently with Team HRC, to make a switch to LCR Honda alongside Takaaki Nakagami who waඣs recently retained for a seventh season with the team.
Marquez joining Ducati would be one of the biggest rider switches of all-time. The eight world champion would be catapulted straight back in💟to contention for victories and possibly the championship in 2024.
But it could have a big impact on race winner in WorldSBK Michael Rina🧸ldi.
Rinaldi, who took the fifth Superbike win of his career at last weekend’s Arag🐽on round after getting the better of Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea, is 🐼thought to be in contention for two seats.
One of th💖ose is at Motocorsa Ducati should Axel Bassani complete his expected move to Kawasaki, but the other is Honda which is why Marquez could p🌺lay a big role.
Moving to Honda would allow Rinaldi the chance to stay with a full factory team, however, Leon Camier admitted in Aragon that the Japanese brand would like to continue with their cu🤪rrent line-up of Lecuona and Xavi Vieꦯrge next year.
If Marquez stays put in MotoGP then Rinaldi is more likely to see his future remꦡain 𒉰with Ducati.
But if Marquez completes a sh꧑ock switch to Ducati, Rinaldi will then become the prime focus for Team HRC.