Impact of Marc Marquez leaving Honda

World Superbike Team Honda HRC rider, xavi viergetogether with the Pon Group visited the Faculty of Industrial Engineering of the University of Malaga, where students are working on designing a motorcycle prototype to take part in the international university competition MotoStudent.

The Superbike World Championship just concluded this Sunday in Jerez, and although it wasn’t his goal, Vierge is satisfied with finishing in the overall top ten. “In such a difficult season, finishing within the top ten saved the situation,” said the Castelvisbal man.

The Pon Group rider admitted: “It’s been a very complicated year, but at the same time it’s been very good. It was special because I got my first podium on a Superbike at the second race of the season.” It was also incredible that we were able to win in our first participation in the Suzuka 8 Hours, which is very important for HRC. ”

Vierge will use the next few months to rest and prepare for next season, vowing: “With all the changes and the new driver, the level will be even higher.” That’s why we’re putting pressure on the team and ourselves and we have to turn things around within three months.” He points out that he needs to improve for 2024, but added: “I’m a little bit more confident. You have to focus on yourself. You know you have that level and you get frustrated when you don’t reach it, so you have to learn how to deal with that.”

Marc Marquez leaves Honda

Xavi Vierge, who was Alex Márquez’s teammate in the 2019 Marc VDS Moto2 and who has had a very good relationship with the Cervera brothers since childhood, has been affected by Marc Márquez’s premature departure from HRC. clarified the impact.

“Everything gets attention because it’s all connected. That’s why it took us so long to announce the relaunch on October 26th. At the moment we thought it might impact us. But for them and for us, the goal is to lead Honda to victory in the World Superbike Championship, and the goal is not to be in the top three, but to win.”

Xavi Vierge, along with Jose Antonio Rueda, David Muñoz and Sergio García Dolce, said: “The pilots of the Pon group have one thing in common: they are very similar in personality. “We are all warriors and we are always fighting.”