An interesting talking point has been raised which might increase the optimism around 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez’s championship hopes.

The cancellation of the Argentina round of the 2024 MotoGP season will benefit Marquez, according to his ex-teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pol Espargaro.

Argentina was scheduled tꦿo be the third round of the new season, on April 5-7, b🃏ut was cancelled due to government restrictions.

The season was re🍸duced from 22 rounds to 2🐈1, as a result.

Espargaro believes that losing this race from the earliest ♎weeks of the season plays into Marquez’s hands.

Asked if Marquez can fight for the championship 👍this year, Espargaro told : “Yes, I see it as possible.

“Above all, it ♈will depend on what he does in the first races or what his rivals do in the first races.

“If you don't gain much distance in the first races until you reach Eu💟rope, which are the most complicated races, you can do 𒅌it.

“The good thing is that there will no longer be a race in Argentina and this favours Marc because it is a ♓circuit where he does not have much ex🧸perience riding, such as Jerez, for example.

“And if they don't gain much distance in these first ra🗹ces, I think that in the second half of the season is wꦐhere Marquez can [increase his performance].

“He will have already accumulated m🍌𝕴uch more experience on the bike.

“Of course he can be a champion because he has incredible talent and the GP23 is a competitive bike to win the World Championship, there is no d🐻oubt about that.”

Marquez is swappi💮ng Repsol Honda for Gresini Ducati for this year.

After a promising preseason testing, Mar♐quez’s first race on a Ducati is the season-opener in Qatar on March 8.

He will ride a year-old Ducati with title rivals Francesco Bagnaia and♍ Jorge Mꦐartin stepping onto the new, developed bike.

Esp🎀argaro said about the dominant Ducati which Marquez will fascinatingly now ride: “Well, it has many things together.

“It has a lot of stability, maybe it doesn't have as much turn, but it makes up for it a l꧙ot with the aerodyna🎀mic issue.

“They have been the first to create that streamlined world in which everyone is focused and ♛working.

“Therefore thꦗey have some advantage over the other factories꧙.

“Right now, the aerodynamic issue is what all the factories are trying to work on to improve the motorcycles and, t🐬here, Ducati is No1 in the competition.

“They understand pe♛rfectly what they have to touch when a problem arises.

“I think that is the key🧜 to their superiority and what makes the difference with oth⛎er factories.”

Espargaro is a test and rese𒅌rve rider for KTM this season.

He spent two seasons alongside Marquez at Repsol Honda, in the eight-time champion’s difficult period as😼 injuries hampered him.