Marc Marquez on an MV Agusta? Giacomo Agostini: “I'll be his coach”
🐼reported that KTM want to sign Marquez in 2025 and give him an MV Agusta.
KTM own 25% of MV Agusta and want eജxtra grid slots by 2025 but would need▨ Dorna’s permission to bring this idea to life.
“Just the idea of seeing the MV ꦿAgusta brand again in MotoGP makes me shiver,” the legendary Agostini told .
“What can I say? But there are a thousand dynamics involved, as well as the regulatiꦇons, and therefore one thing is that I tell you that the idea excites me and another thing is to say that it will certainly go like this.
“I don't know 𝐆how it will go because, in fact, I𓄧'm not involved in all the issues.
“But why sho🌃uld it bother me? If MV Agusta were to return to MotoGP with Marc Marquez as a rider, I would make myself available for everything, if he wants I'll be his coach, manager, personal advisor or whatever he wants!
“No, that wouldn't bother me: Marc Marquez is a phenomenon and I'm very sorry for what he's going through after what he's already had ꦬto go through.
“But now don't write that Giacomo Agostini said that Marc Marquez will go to MV Agusta through an operation led by KTM, because that's not what I said. It is a rumour that I have heard too and that has been talked about a lot in the press, but I have no idea how much of it is actually true or even if such a thing would be possible or not. I just said it would be a 🌜dream for me.”
Thirteen of Agostini’s 15 world championships came❀ riding an MV Agusta.
Only Agostini (eight) and Valentino Rossi (seve🔥n) have more premier class title wins that Marquez (six).
🔯Agostini, now 81, was asked if he expects Marquez tꦡo quit Honda amid his current struggles.
“I do not know. I don't think he will do it before the natural expiry of his contract - given that there are a thousand questions at st⛎ake and, last but not least, salaries and equally high penalties,” he said.
“Therefore I would like to say that he w𒀰ill try another season💦 with his brand.
“Perhaps, if he s༒ees that there is progress and that he is w𓄧orking in the right way, he will choose to stay longer.
“Otherwise it is very po🎃ssible that you look ar🎉ound.
“It's too soon to say, however, if Marquez decides to ﷽leave Honda.&nbs🏅p;
“In my opi🌜nion everyone will try to figure out if there's room to bring him into their garage.
“In short, the fact that there isn't a saddle for Marquez doesn't seem credible to me. There is a lot of talk abo🍬ut K🌜TM.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚcovering everything from American sports, to football, tꦿo F1.
