The crucial detail in negotiations which swayed Luca Marini towards Honda

Repsol Honda’s search for a Marc Marquez replacement took them around the entire MotoGP paddock and, depending upon who you believe, into Moto2 too.
Luca Marini, MotoGP race, Catalunya MotoGP, 3 September
Luca Marini, MotoGP race, Catalunya MotoGP, 3 September

But 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Luca Marini is now expected to �𒅌�become Repsol Honda’s new rider for the 2024 season.

The long search was brought to a conclusion by agreeing terms with the V🍸R46 ri💝der after one crucial condition was met.

Marini will pen✤ a two-year contract, report, in contrast to the reports of one-year offerings to previous taꦗrgets.

The security of a two-year deal was “a fundamental condition” fo♚r Marini, the report statesও.

Honda management met Marini's repr🌳esentatives on Saturday night in Sepang. They previously spoke in Indonesia, and now a deal appears to 🧸be a formality.

Marquez will head to Gr🍎esini Ducati next season, initially tied to the team for only one season.

Honda’s response was to report꧑edly try to secure a replacement, also just foꦕr one year.

Negotiations with Miguel Oliveira seemingly fell apart ov🌊er the length of the deal. The RNF r𝔉ider wanted a two or three-year commitment.

Fabio di Giannantonio then became the frontrunner to land the Honda bike, 🗹and was will𓆉ing to accept a one-year contract, according to Sky in Italy.

But Honda have instead opted to sanction a longer deal to br♉ing in Marini which may have implications fur🌸ther down the line.

At the end of 2024, the contracts of ꦫmost riders on the grid will ex🍰pire.

That means rider🌊s can freely search for the best bike available to them, and teams can dispose of unwanted riders and scour the ma♏rket for a replacement.

But Marini will, in theory, be tied to Honda throughout ♍2025 too.

The deal is not yet confirmed but Valentino Rossi and Repsol Honda themselves have been teasing i﷽t via social media.

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