Marc Marquez' crew chief Santi Hernandez believes that signing MotoGP exile Andrea Dovizioso would not be a good move for Honda.

Hernandez would prefer to see test rider Stefan Bradl stand in for Marquez should the former world champion not be able to start the 2021 season in Qatar.

“I would not see it normal for Honda to sign Dovizioso to replace Marc. If during the year you have considered the option and incorporate him as a test rider and in the end you have ruled him out - because, among other things, Stefan has done a great job – well, I wouldn't understand that you signed that rider for three races.

“It would make much more sense for that substitute to be Bradl, because he is the one who has the best sensations with the bike. He is the one who has understood things that happen in races and that are only understood in a Grand Prix, because he has the speed and because he is the tester who is testing things to improve the bike, who better than him to replace Marc?”