Marc has followed h༺is younger brother to Gresini Ducati, where he will begin a new adventure in 2024.

But the Honda-to-Ducati switch was initially made by Alex whose fortunes have been reinvigorated, and who might hav🧜e been spilling secrets to Marc for the pa𒁃st few months.

"The fact that Honda let Alex escape has helped a lot 🔯in Marc's decision to leave Honda this year,” Lorenzo told . 

“If he hadn't had the reference at home f⛎rom Alex who could tell him how🦹 the Ducati is going...

"Surely he told him that it's amazing. 

“‘This goes well in all the circuits and conditions, it ♛goes well up front, it turns, it pulls, you have confidence in front…’ 

“If Honda had retained༒ Alex Marquez, surely🗹 Marc would have had a harder time making the decision. I have no doubt.”

Lorenzo spent the final year of a MotoGP career which yielded three championships alongside Ma♓rc as his Repsol Honda ♍teammate.

He also spent two drab years on a Ducati before the Desmosedici’s dominance began. It was a prime Marquez who delayed Ducati’s takeover and next yearꦜ he will profit from their development.

Lorenzo backed Marc t🤪o be fast immedia🎃tely: "Without a doubt. From day one. 

“I don't know if he ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚwill be first, second or third, but he will go fast from day one. I have no doubt."

Lorenzo: Marquez wary of his 2025 value as a free agent

Lorenzo said about Honda: ⭕"First of all, they have allowed it. Honda, in that sen𓄧se, has been quite permissive. 

"I don't know the agreement they have reached. I don't kn﷽ow if there has been money involved in resolving the a🅰greement or not. I think not.

"They have allowed him to do this. Honda has been 💮very good to Marc to allow him something♏ that they could have said no to.

"Marc has been able to do 🍰it and has decided for him. He has prioritised results, happiness and competitiveness over thn money, comfor🌞t, loyalty to Honda."

Marquez will pen a one-year deal then will become a free agent ahead of the 2025 season, when most of the riders’♌ contracts expi💝re, meaning every manufacturer will have free bikes to offer around.

Lorenzo insists Marquez has one eye on 2025: “He has looked fo💟r it and prefers to take a position of much more power, start winning races again and have much more power to decide where to go in 2025, than to have another bad year at Honda without results, without victories. 

“Your value, despite being Marc Marquezꦕ, goes down.

"You know how this sꦗport goes. You are worth your last race, your last year. 

“And, if yo💦ur last year has been bad, your value as a rider declines a lot. Marc wanted to avoid that."