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November 18, 2019The decision was in the air, but now comes the confirmation: the Honda HRC becomes a family affair for the Marquez brothers. In the aftermath of the Valencia GP, the last of the season, the wing house makes the choice official. The official Honda therefore puts together the two brothers, who add 10 titles (8 of Marc of which you are in Moto GP, more than 2 of Alex, one in Moto3 and this year in Moto2) for an operation almost unique in the history of the motorcycling.The two brothers will share the same box and it seems that the major has had an important voice in the operation, also in a renewal key with Honda.
The young Alex takes the place of a great like Jorge Lorenzo who, in Valencia, bid farewell to the races.
The case of the Marquez brothers, however, is not the absolute first in the world of engines: the brothers Kenny Roberts Jr and Kurtis Roberts raced two races, at Mugello and in Catalonia in 2007, with the same bike: it was the KR212, built by his father Kenny Roberts Sr. Remaining in the world of engines, in Formula1 there is only one case with two brothers in the same team: these are Graham and Peter Whitehead, who were actually half brothers. The two ran to Britain in 1952 for the Peter Whitehead team.
Distinguished brothers but never teammates, instead, Michael, Ferrari legend and multiple world champion, and Ralf Schumacher. The landscape is broad in other sports. The Williams sisters are perhaps the most media example of brothers or sisters in sport. The two champions faced each other many times and often for the most important titles and together, in the double, they were able to team up and win numerous trophies. Even in basketball there is no shortage of examples: one of the freshest is that of the Antetokoumpo. Giannis, Mvp of the 2018/19 season, was joined in the Bucks by his brother Thanasis in the summer of 2019. In our national rugby not to mention the brothers Mirco and Mauro Bergamasco. In addition to the Italian national team, the two played together for many years also for the French at Stade Français and the examples could continue ...