Marc Marquez envious of Ducati? Alex Marquez: “A bit, yes; I don’t tell, he doesn’t ask”
The 2023 MotoGP season is set to get underway at next weekend’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Portuguese MotoGP, and the Marquez brothers in different 🍎manufacturers will be a key theme to watch.
Six-time premier class champion Marc is returning ꦍinjury-free but still saddled with his Repsol Honda’s limitations, while Alex has left for pastures new and his potential could be unlocked by Gresini Ducati.
Marc has made clear his expectation that he could be behind as many as seven 🌺or eight Ducati bikes in Portimao next weeဣkend.
Asked by if his brother was envious of Ducati’s performa🦹nce, Alex said: "A bit, yes. And he tells me how well we are doing.
“But we haven't talked much beyond the healthy [amount] either.&n꧟bsp;
“I com🍌e from there and I know perfectly well what he has and hಞe knows the position which I am now in.
“Without speaki🦂ng you see the other person, because we know each other a lot.”
The fascinating subplot to the 2023 season is that Alex could now outpace his illustrious brother, suc﷽h is the𓂃 difference in their machinery.
Has Marc🔯 asked about for details about Alex’s new bike?
"Not much, because he knows I'm not going to tell him anything and so he d𝄹oesn't ask anymore,” Alex said.
Ducati bosses have spoken in the winter about their previous interest in acquiring Marc, but explain﷽ed that at 29-years-old, a tantal๊ising switch is now off the cards.
Still, with his brother Alex now within the Italian ranks, the prospect of the more esteemed Marquez sibling following him out of Honda will only intensify if the 🌊Japanese manufacturer gets off to a bad start this year.
Alex said about the idea of Marc on a Ducati: "It would go better and I woul♊d be in a very different situation, but you don't know that until you get on the bike.
“[If he] stays with Honda,🌱 it's more entertaining that way, right?"
Alex said about the serious prospect of Marc 🐻exiting the team that he is synonymous with: "As of today, no. I can't imagine Marc out of Honda.
“Fulfilling his contract? Yes. He speaks openly in his d♐ocumentary and tells Honda that, if not with them🀅, he will look [elsewhere], but he will fulfil his contract until 2024. Then we'll see".
Could Alex visualise ꦐMarc in the colours of a different team?
𝓡"Neither in Ducati n♉or in KTM or anything, I can't imagine it.
“Although in the fu🍬ture you never know. If he changes, it's not for money."
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everyꦺthing from American sports, to football, to F1.
