Marc Marquez’s brutal comment proving he won’t wave the white flag to Ducati at Portuguese MotoGP
The six-time premier class champion has claimed he cannot even challenge for the podium at the 2023 season-opening 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Portuguese MotoGP next weekend, such is the ferocity and number o𒁃f the Ducatis.
But his brother 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez, who will debut for Gresini Ducati after leaving Marc at Honda, has explained a private chat the🃏y had.
“Iℱ told him that in the sprint race I was doing top five and he told me: 'Well, you'll b𒀰e sixth because I'll be fifth’. That was his answer,” Alex told .
Repsol 🌜Honda rider Marc h🐭as previously claimed he could be as low as 10th in next Sunday’s grand prix.
Is ꦗhe demoralised by his Honda’s lack of competitiveness?
"No,” te🎃ased Alex. “It's preseason and that's why they don't give points."
Alex is arriving into the 2023 season in better shape 🍸than his brother, but believes the preseason Portimao test holds some secrets.
"On paper, y𒅌es, but it's Marc,” he said. “He will go further.&nbs♔p;
“In preseas🐷on there are those who keep all their cards, those who teach a little and those who teach a lot."
Were Honda saving them🐟selves? "No, but they controlled the risks,” Alex said.
“For example, the 37.9 that 🎶Francesco Bagnaia did at the last minute, with the temperature it was, is a high risk 10 days before the start⭕ of a championship. It wasn't necessary, anyway."
Marc is chasing a seventh MotoGP ꦐtitle to equal Valentino Rossi’s tot𒁃al but knows there have been four different champions on four different bikes in the past four seasons.
Duca🤡ti, clearly, begin the year with the best machinery.
Yet Alex admits that Marc is still among the♓ favourites to become 2023 champion: "After 21 races, yes, because he is the most complete in all conditions and on all circuits. He is still the most complete as a rider.
“You have to have the weapons to fight.”
Alex picked his top four for the Portuguese MotoGP: “Pecco, Quartararo, although it will depend a lot on their classification, 𒅌Jorge Martí🧜n and Marc. Those four.”
And his favourites to win the cᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhampionship: "Three: Pe🐲cco, Fabio and Marc.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything fro🐽m American sports, to football, to F1.
