The eight-time World Champion has been the protagonist, along with his brother Álex Márquez, from the first press conference since joining the Gresini MotoGP team. The brothers will share a team, garage and sponsor for the second time in their sporting lives. They already met in the Honda HRC team, in 2020, when Márquez began his ordeal by falling in the first race of the season and forever marking his sporting life.
Now Estrella Galiciaone of the team’s sponsorshas sat them down for the first time this preseason when there are just twenty-one days left until the first preseason training sessions are held in Malaysia.
The expectation to see what Márquez is capable of doing with Ducati, the motorcycle that won the World Championship for riders and teams, is maximum, but the eight-time World Champion is playing catch-up.
He already said it this Wednesday, the objective is to keep a “low profile.” Márquez knows that despite sharing a team with his brother, he is in enemy territory, at Ducati. Much has been said about the pressure from the Italian factory for Márquez not to get one of his frames. The Italians want this to be their era in MotoGP, Italian motorcycle and Italian champions, and if not, they should tell Jorge Martín that despite driving a Ducati, he has neither been able to be part of the official team, nor has he had the favor of the brand like Pecco Bagnaia has had.
That’s why the man from Ilerda neither compares the motorcycles nor gives too much information about his real sensations. after Cheste’s tests, nor does he want to run as a candidate for anything. His only stated objective is to have fun, enjoy driving again, so that everything else comes later.
Knowing Márquez, his ambition and his talent, surely his thoughts are on the title, on recovering number one in his fairing and returning to being the same as before. Nobody doubts that he can do it, which is why Márquez wants to divert the spotlight, get away from the headlines and focus on the opportunity to continue in MotoGP. He race by race without angering the Italians too much, and the rest, to prevent it from being the paddock against Márquez. Let’s not forget that the current champion is not the Spaniard but the Italian driver Bagnaia.
2024-01-10 14:21:13
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