The Marquez/Honda tie-up has been one of immense success. Bringing the Moto2 champion up to MotoGP in 2013, Honda reaped the rewards instantly as the Spaniard scored his first grand prix victory in just his second race.
Marquez would go on to win that year's world championship as a rookie before dominating in 2014 for title number two. A mistake-riddled 2015 saw him knocked off his perch, but the learnings from this campaign fuelled four years of domination for Marquez as he won the titles from 2016 to 2019.
Injury woes in 2020 and 2021 plagued his chances, but since regaining full fitness the Honda has not been up to scratch in terms of competitiveness.
A frustrating campaign in 2023 that has so far yielded one grand prix podium led to intense speculation that Marquez would leave Honda a year earlier than his contract had to run.
That has come to pass, with the eight-time world champion now set to move to Gresini next season to race a year-old Ducati.
It is a story that has gripped the motorsport world for the last few months, but the path to Marquez's shock Honda exit and the ending of a MotoGP empire did not happen overnight.
Source: Autosport