FIRST LOOK: Gresini presents 2024 MotoGP livery for Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez

The duo’s racing colours were presented during a team launch at the Cocoricò disco in Riccione, Italy, on Saturday night꧙, not far from the s🐬cene of Marc's most recent MotoGP victory at Misano in 2021.
The latest livery is a continuation of the same light blue and red colours used by Gresini for the last two seasons, duringꩲ which they have won five race wins with former riders Enea Bastianini (4 in 2022) and Fabio di Giannantonio (1 in♎ 2023).
Despite Marc Marquez’s presence, there i👍s still no title sponsor (or any&n♑bsp;Red Bull team branding, only a continuation of personal sponsorship deals). Alex has a blue #73 on the front of his bike, with Marc's famous #93 in red.

Theꦦ Marquez 🅷brothers, like VR46 riders Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio, will race year-old GP23 machines, while world champion Francesco Bagnaia, factory team-mate Bastianini and Pramac riders Jorge Martin and Franco Morbidelli get the latest GP24.
Without a race victory since September 2021, Marc Marquez finally lost patience with Honda during another punishing year in which he suffered a record 29 falls and, altho♏ugh the top RCV in the standings (14th), achieved just a single rostr🌊um.
Alex’s instant jump in form after joining Gresini last season and fam🌱iliarity with the team environment surely played a big part in Marc’s shock decision and much has been made of the smile on the 30-year-old’s face after his first Desmosedici laps at Val⭕encia last November.
The #93 finished a close fourth fastest at the test andജ is already the bookies' favourite for the 2024ღ title, although he insists it’s pointless to think of such an historic achievement until he is winning races again.
“Of course, it’s a new chapter, especially in my career. The pro♔ject is exciting and motivation is super high, but I also feel especially calm,” Marquez has said of his new challenge.
“I made a very important decision. I chose a way and we will see if it’s the good one or not in the future, but the project is to ✃try to find again that motivation and that racing spirit in the races, and fight for a good position.”
"I'm like a child with new shoes, as we say in Spain!" Marquez said at the launch. "I won a lot but the last 3-4 years h꧂ave been hard for me. Having fun again on the bike [was my priority] and Gresini was the only one that waited for me.
"Let's have an amazing year, but 'if you eat ꦰtoo fast, ꦑyou don't feel well'... The expectation is high but I know I have to work tirelessly to do what we can do."

2024 will be Alex’s fi☂fth year in the premier class, having made his debut alongside Marc at Repsol Honda in 2020, when his brother was sidelined after the Jerez openers due to the arm injury that would dog his career until mid-2022.
This time around i💙t is Marc joining Alex’s team, with the #73 switching to Gresini last yea൲r after two miserable seasons at LCR.
The 27-year-old celebrated two Sprint wins, two Grand Prix podiums and a pole position on his way to ninth in the standings on the Desmosedici, despite missing India, Japan and Indonesia due to riꦉb fractures.
“I know what Marc’s been through since 2020. I knew what he needed. I talked to him as a br🐼other and then he chose [Gresini]," Alex said at the launc🀅h. "It’s a dream for me to be team-mates again."
“This is a historic disco where I used to come when I was 𓂃20 years old to dance!” said Nadia Padovani, Gresini Racing team owner and wife of the late Fausto Gresini, of the la🦩unch location.
“An independent team with an eight-time champion and ten world championships between both our riders is crazy! W💝e would never have imagined!
“We had contact [with Marc] but clearly he had a contract with Honda, so we couldn’t take it for g🔴ranꦜted. We waited until October and finally got the result we wanted.
“We can’t wait to be on track and see how far w♛e can go this year.”
The Marquez brothers will take to the track in their 2024 livery during the official Sepang test from February 6-8, Marc having used a black andܫ red test livery at Valencia last November.
Gresini is the first MotoGP team to present its 2024 livery. Ducati Lenovo, VR46 Ducati and Trackhouse Aprilia❀ will hold their team launch♋es over the coming week.

Peter has been in the paddock for 20 yearꦯs and has s💟een Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.