For yet another year, there have been many changes to the MotoGP™ grid. In the end, the two Spaniards will remain under the guidance of a Japanese factory, in this case Honda. The 2020 MotoGP™ World Champion will share a box with Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda Team), while the rider who took two victories in 2022 will partner Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) in the satellite team. The Spaniard’s name had long been a strong contender for promotion to the premier class, until last September when he was officially announced as a member of GASGAS, a firm partnering with Tech3 to form a new MotoGP™ team. The Spaniard, who will be the only rookie on the premier class grid in 2023, will be team-mate to Pol Espargaró (Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing). The Spaniard will return to the Tech3 team, where he made his premier class debut in 2014. The Portuguese rider is a safe bet, with four years of experience in MotoGP™ and five victories, two of them in 2022.

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