With the potential of MotoGP Repsol Honda rider, Marc Marquez, sitting out for that first couple of races within the 2021 season, some experts in the market theorised the team might consider managing a three-bike team by including Andrea Dovizioso once again in to the mix together with Pol Espargaro.
Although strange, this really is not new as the very first time Repsol Honda ran a three-bike team was back in 2011 when they signed Casey Stoner to ride alongside Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso. This time around, Dovi seems to be back on the radar despite the fact that he's managed to get clear that 2021 will be his sabbatical year from MotoGP.
While some people will dsicover this concept interesting, Dorna's CEO, Carmelo Ezpeleta, was quick to shut it down. Within an interview with Motorionline, he stated \”Exceptions are unthinkable. It will not be possible to have more than two bikes per team. Honda has two readily available for the Repsol team and the other two for Lucio Cecchinello's (LCR Honda).\”
With that being said, all eyes are on Marc Marquez on when he'll be able to ride the Honda RC213V once more. Everything boils down when he'll properly heal his injured arm (which was initially considered around six months), and even so, is he going to be competitive after being away from racing for thus long.
The first pre-season winter test in Sepang in just a couple of months away, and there is a high chance that Marquez will miss that. The first race from the 2021 season is set at the end of March in Qatar, and there's still not sure if Marc can take part.
It's going to be a difficult year, but knowing Marquez's alien-like qualities, we're confident that he'll heal completely and fight for the title again in the future. Stay tuned in for more updates.
