After the Japanese MotoGP, Marquez was fielding questions from journalists about whether he will quit or stay at Honꦬda in 2024.

But 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia, sat next to him in the sam🍸e press conference, chimed in.

He joked: “Bye, bye Honda!”

Marquez awkwardly smiled back: “No, why?”

Marquez laughed ouꦿt loud in response 💎to Bagnaia’s comment.

“The kiss of Valentino,” Bagnaia smiled in reference to a famous moment from MotoGP historyജ.

Valentino Rossi wore a t-shirt saying “bye, bye baby” at the season-e𝔉nding grand prix before quitting Yamaha to join Ducati, and was kissed on his helmet.

Bagnaia was cheekily inferring that Marquez will make a s🌸imilarly high-profile decision to leave Honda and link up with Gresini Ducati, as expected.

“It was a𒅌 very romantic podium,” Marquez earlier smiled about his third-placed finish in Japan.

Words that could clearly be understood as a hint that he w🌱on’t represent Honda at their home race ever again.

Marquez has been coy about his future but Ducati boss Gigi Dall’Ignꦆa dropped the biggest hint yet, after the Japanese MotoGP, that the star rider♓ is coming to Gresini.

Bagnaia, who will be h🦄is stablemate next season, is clearly enjoying the saga too.

But will Marqu💫ez have better luck at Ducati than his old enemy Rossi dﷺid, when he made his own ill-fated move?