168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez is “on target” to be a MotoGP championship contender at 🌄the midway stage of this seas🌼on, Simon Crafar believes.

This weekend’s Portuguese MotoGP is the second round of 2024, and Marquez’s second opportunity toও race🐟 on a Ducati.

He finish🌼ed P5 and P4 at the season-opener in Q🐠atar to underline potential that did not exist last year, when he was on a Honda.

“Marc is on target. That’s the best way to describe it,” broadcaster Crafar explained from inside꧃ the Portimao paddock.

“He has given himself a goal. He’sꦜ a very experienced rider, the most experienced in the field at winning championships and races.

“He knows that championships are like wet races.

“Everyone starts with a hiss and a roar, and gets carried away. You lose some contenders to crashes and in🃏juries.

“The way to finish on top is not to do that!

“He didn’t get in a fight [at the end of the Qatar MotoGP], he realise൲d Jorge Martin had more, he brought it home.

“He is on target to fight for the championship.

“At midway, to be one of the few left who can fight for༒ th♉e title.

“That’s his end goal, what he’s aiming at. Stay on the bike, ♒gets 🎀results, get points…”

This weekend’s Portimao round represents a new and stiffer challenge because, unlike Qatar, Marquez has not previously tested his Ducati at 🧔the circuit🦹.

“The real♏ test is here because it’s the first one where we haven’t tested,” Crafar said.

“If your bike works, you ♎feel comfy on it, here is great to ride around. If you don’t, it’s horrible, it feels dangerous, there are so many places you can crash.

“Pedro Acosta and Marc haven’t ridden their bikes here. It will🦋 be interesting how🐭 quick they can develop through the weekend.”

The eight-time world champion’s age will make it tougher for him to adjust after 11 years at Honda but Crafar🦩 backs Marquez.

“Marc is 31. I found that’s the beginꦰning of the♒ hard stage to adapt to change,” Crafar explained.

“He’s got a new bike, he’s figuring it out.

“In your 20🥂s you are like a sponge. In your 30s you have habits that are hard to change.

“Marc is doing a gr♔eat job so far. Midw𓄧ay, he will be in the fight!”

Despite Marquez’s early potential on his GP23, the dominance of the GP24 is a major proble🌱m for him.

Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin, l꧃ast year’s champion and runner-up, won the ꩲfirst grand prix and sprint race respectively this year, riding the developed Ducati.

“People like Jorge Martin are a nightmarꦿe for him,” Crafar said abou๊t Marquez.

“Bang, Q2! Bang, front row! How do you pas🌳s them when you are still trying to setꦆ your bike up?

He is ad♓apting. He wiꦜll find setting and know how  to fight the opposition with it. He will get stronger.”

Crafar added that the ‘24 Ducati, in possession of the factory 🦂and Pramac duos, is a bike which “hits the sweet spot” of development from the version that Marquez rides.