Marc Márquez and Alex Márquez, head to head
After the 2024 presentation of the primary ambassadors of Estrella Galicia 0,0 within the MotoGP World Championship as new teammates, Marc and Alex, Alex and Marc, analyzed their possibilities within the season that’s about to start.
After the multitudinous presentation to the media of Marc and Alex Márquez as Estrella Galicia 0,0 ambassadors for an additional yr within the MotoGP World Championship, this season additionally as teammates within the Gresini Racing MotoGP crew, the 2 brothers agreed to a extra acquainted interview to speak concerning the problem with Ducati, in addition to the benefits and drawbacks of competing to the utmost towards a troublesome rival to whom, as a human being, you even have indissoluble emotional ties.
Q. You each shared the storage again in 2020, using for Honda. You Alex have been only a rookie and Marc was the reigning champion. How do you each really feel about this new chapter in your racing careers?
AM73: “Excited, isn’t it?”
MM93: “Excited, optimistic. In fact, it’s a brand new chapter, particularly in my profession. The mission is thrilling and motivation is tremendous excessive, however I additionally really feel particularly calm. I made an important determination. I selected a manner and we are going to see if it’s the nice one or not sooner or later, however the mission is to attempt to discover once more that motivation and that racing spirit within the races, and struggle for a very good place.”
AM73: “For me, it is going to be my second yr with Gresini crew, however it is going to be very particular to share once more the crew with Marc, as he shall be an excellent rival, additionally for the crew and for myself in an effort to obtain the following degree and turn into extra constant. He’s a world champion, so he’ll quick for positive. We have to be there and take a revenue from his expertise to attain an incredible degree, work collectively or, as I mentioned, to attain nice issues for the crew.”
Q. In case you are each ready to struggle for victory towards one another, do you suppose there shall be any limits or will or not it’s a struggle to the utmost as it will be with every other rider? Is there any room for household concessions on this new scene?
MM93: “If we’re combating, we’re combating…” (Laughs).
AM73: “Yeah, precisely” (Laughs). Yeah, it’s like this. Nicely, I’m positive you’ve got a bit of extra respect. Possibly not respect, however you’ll overtake and suppose: “Okay, if I make any mistake, I higher go away some room to let him go” or one thing like that, however in the long run, in case you’re on observe combating for a victory, you simply attempt to discover one of the best ways for your self.”
MM93: “Yeah, I agree with that. In fact, overtaking on the final lap is all the time important, even when it’s your brother or every other rider, but when he’s additionally your teammate, you must be further cautious with the scenario. We confirmed in 2022 that if we have been combating for a seventh place, it wasn’t even for a victory, we fought one another like if it was with every other rider, and that is additionally necessary, the spirit, as a result of in the long run he’s my brother and my teammate but in addition one other opponent.”
Q. How far do you suppose one another can go this season?
AM73: “As he mentioned, he made an important change in his profession. He knew he had an incredible alternative to return to the highest degree, however it is going to even be his first yr on a Ducati, on a brand new bike, so for positive he may have some ups and downs. We have to see, and he must see. Within the preseason he’ll see what he wants to enhance extra, if he struggles or not, if the robust factors he had on final yr’s bike are additionally helpful on this bike… For positive, he’ll be quick and can put the remainder of us in difficulties. Anyway, it is going to be nice to see how far he’s going with this new bike.”
MM93: “For me, Alex already confirmed final season that he can struggle for victory. Now, essentially the most tough factor or crucial factor is making an attempt to grasp if he might be always in that place or if he has some ups and downs. His clear goal is making an attempt to be within the prime eight or six on each race, that may be good. In fact, if he can struggle for extra, it is going to be welcome, but it surely’s higher to have low expectations now as a result of we nonetheless should make the preseason and, after that, it is possible for you to to comprehend extra which purpose you may method to. The second a part of final season from Alex, after his damage in India, was tremendous good. I used to be combating for victory in Malaysia, he gained two dash races and he was always on the entrance two rows (of the grid), on qualifying classes too, additionally racing with the highest 5…, so it is going to be good for me to have a teammate like him in an effort to discover ways to trip the Ducati.”
AM73: “I don’t have any doubts that he’ll obtain the extent as a result of he already confirmed it. In fact, he must take care at the start of the season as a result of there are a variety of Ducati riders in Ducati with extra expertise than him with this bike. He generally is a bit stronger, see if he can rating good factors within the first few races and make a season stepping ahead, then he’ll be within the struggle. However, as he mentioned, it’s too early in the intervening time to have any expectations.”
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