Two of the be🧸st riders in MotoGP, Marquez finds himself in a similar position to that of Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo, which is being aboard a bike that’s arguably holding him back. 

Marquez has still managed to pro꧟duce stunning performances so far this season after qualifying on pole at Portimao and second in Le Mans, before goin🥃g on to fight for the podium in both rounds. 

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But still, Marquez’s genius has failed to cover up t✱he issues Honda are facing, as is also the case with Alex Rins’ brilliant win at COTA.

Ducati, Aprilia and KTM remain much more c༒onsistent bikes to be on, both in terms of out-right performance but also the ‘working window’ which is something that’s been a problem for Honda riders.

Marquez and Joan Mir have suffered a significant amount of crashes already through five rounds - that’s including Marquez missin꧅g three 🌌races due to injury, while Rins has also hit the deck a few times. 

But Agostini, who is a former 15-time world champion, does not see Honda beingꦺ that far away and believes Marquez should stay with the Japanese manufact𝔉urer beyond next season. 

"Honda is the biggest manufacturer in the world," Agostini told Marca.com🐎. "It's not easy to leave Honda, it's not easy. At this moment, Honda is suffering, as is Yamaha, but theꩲ world is round. The time may come... 

"Not everyone can race with a Ducati. There is the Aprilia or the KTM, which are also very strong. They are difficult decision🔯s. It is difඣficult to make the decision to change. 

"Also because, for example, Ducati already has many riders. And riders who win. They don't n♏eed him. It's true that they would like to have him, but they already have people who win and it's not right to change those who already win. 

"I am convinced that both Honda and Yamaha will become close. Actually, they will become equal, because they are alre💎ady close. 

"They are almost there, they will 🔥arrive. Marc muಌst be patient. He will suffer a bit, but after the storm the sun rises. We'll see…"