Alberto Puig sat down with Movistar MotoGP at Le Mans, talking about yet another impressive race for reigning World Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team). Marquez' Team Manager also gave some thoughts on the current rider market - talking about the now-passed possibility of Johann Zarco at Honda, and the future of Jorge Lorenzo.
On Marquez' win: "You have to congratulate him and his team. What the guy does in each race is spectacular."
On Zarco: "I asked Zarco what he was going to do and whether he wanted to talk about it one day, informally. He said that he'd let me know - but it seems he was already signed to KTM. There was never an offer."
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And on Zarco not wanting to be teammate to Marquez: "If you want to compete against great riders, being on the same bike is like the minimum."
On Lorenzo: "He's not adapted to the bike and we're seeing that he won't adapt. If the results aren't coming on that bike, he'll have to change. I don't think he accepts that this is his level. But it's another thing to make the change happen."