The cash on supply from Honda to maintain Marc Marquez has been revealed – and it’s jaw-dropping.
Marquez was the highest-paid MotoGP rider after signing a Honda contract in 2022.
However after his equipment turned uncompetitive, inflicting crashes and accidents, Marquez opted to interrupt the contract early to hitch Gresini Ducati.
Honda made a last-ditch try and maintain Marquez by placing unimaginable cash on the desk, it has been reported.
Marquez was provided a brand new four-year contract totalling €100m, that means he may have pocketed €25m per season till the top of 2027, in keeping with AS.
Marquez turned it down in favour of a transfer to Gresini, which has since led to the manufacturing facility Ducati seat.
Gigi Dall’Igna: “Typically you even hand over cash”
“Sure, I knew, however for somebody who desires to win, cash should not be an issue,” Ducati’s Gigi Dall’Igna advised the Spanish newspaper who offered the figures to him.
“If you wish to win, it’s essential to hand over so many issues that generally you even hand over cash.”
Dall’Igna did concede concerning the purported €100m Honda deal: “That is some huge cash…”
To place the colossal numbers in context, Marquez’s refusal of Honda’s supply signifies that Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo is now MotoGP’s highest-paid rider.
Quartararo’s newest Yamaha deal is value a reported €12m per season – lower than half of what Marquez may have earned at Honda.
However Marquez prioritised sporting historical past above his financial institution steadiness.
This yr, he has a fantastic likelihood to win a ninth world championship which might tie the tally set by Valentino Rossi.
Arguably for the primary time in his profession, Marquez is driving one of the best equipment on the MotoGP grid.
It was all made doable as a result of he rejected life-changing cash from Honda to as a substitute step onto a Ducati.
