How MotoGP lost its mind over the new Marquez
Joan Mir is MotoGP's next up-and-coming superstar - that's the theory, anyway. But why was Honda, and Suzuki still, queuing up to bring him into the premier class so soon?
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It's been almost six years since Honda's desire to call up young Moto2 ace Marc Marquez to its works line-up - as replacement for the suddenly retiring Casey Stoner – helped kill off MotoGP's rookie rule.
The rule, which meant a newcomer had to spend at least a season in a premier class satellite team before joining a factory squad, was both curious and short-lived, and is something that's difficult to imagine in the current six-manufacturer phase of MotoGP.
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