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Even though it had been rumoured for weeks, six-time champion Marc Marquez walking out of the once-mighty Honda MotoGP team mid-contract because even a year old bike at the team currently fourth in Ducati's pecking order feels like a better 2024 bet is still a huge shock for the motorcycle racing world.
But it's been a long time coming. Here's our full video guide to how the Marquez/Honda partnership went from dominant steamroller to battered midfielder, why he's not gone straight to a higher-profile part of the Ducati line-up, and why it's actually likely to be a good thing for Honda in the long run:
