Marquez has a contract with Honda for 2024 but speculation about him cutting ties with the Japanese manufacturer for next year have been rife amid its ongoing struggles in MotoGP this season.
During the San Marino Grand Prix weekend, Marquez became embroiled in rumours that he will join Gresini Ducati next season.
He repeatedly stated when asked that he has a contract for 2024, while both Honda and Gresini played down these rumours.
Marquez got his first taste of the 2024 Honda prototype on Monday at the post-race Misano test, ending up 17th in the first session and a second off the pace.
Speaking to the media after the session, Marquez said of the bike: “Yeah, of course it’s quite different riding style. But in the end the problems are more or less the same. So, we need to work more.”
When asked if the problem remained a lack of rear grip, Marquez said “yes”, while later adding about the 2024 prototype: “Of course, it’s the first impression of the bike and the first time, but we already had the comments from the test rider [Stefan Bradl].
“But as I said yesterday, I didn’t want to be infected before trying the bike.
“So, I just tried to not listen to the comments and just try myself. It’s true that we started with one direction, and then we changed the bike a bit to my direction, not completely because it takes a lot of time, to my riding style.
Source: Autosport