In negotiations between Honda and Marc Marquez, it was the latter who appeared to held all the aces until recently - but now the boot is on the other foot. Oriol Puigdemont looks at how the turnaround happened. Last Friday, Shuhei Nakamoto turned 59, which means that Honda's vice-president in the MotoGP world championship will be replaced, very probably, before the end of the season. However, Nakamoto has one final mission before he's handed his honorary role, aside from doing everything possible to help Honda recapture the title: renew Marc Marquez's contract. This is a much easier task for Nakamoto than it would have been had the matter been faced a couple of months ago, when the rider...
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