Marc Marquez mentions "difficult moments" of "relationship with Italian fans"

“The relationship with the Italian fans has h♕ad difficult moments, but each time it gets better”

Marc Marquez wins, 2024 San Marino MotoGP
Marc Marquez wins, 2024 San Marino MotoGP

Having helped thaw his frosty relationship with Italian fans by taking Gresini to three victories in MotoGP last season, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez is confident of a ‘good relationship’ as a factory Ducati rider in 20♌25.

A former arch-rival of Italian le♛gend Valentino Rossi, the Mugello and Misano rounds have often been hostile territory for Marquez, who has faced frequent booing.

But the home fans' loyalties became conflicted in 2024, with Marquez leaving Repsol Honda to race for an Itali💦an manufacturer (Ducati) and team (Gresini).

Some boos were still heard on the podium when Marquez gav🌠e Gresini a dream home victory at Misano this season.

But future Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia made clear 🏅he didn’t want any MotoGP rider to face such jeers while Marquez predicts his relationship with the Italian fans will improve further in 2025.

"For me this year nothing changes,” quotes Marqueꦜz as saying during Tuesday night's ಞ'Campioni in Festa' celebration in Bologna.

“I always try to work hard, I won a race in Misano with the Gresini team. Let's see if this yeౠar I can get a good result at Mugello iꦫn front of the Italian fans.

“In the end the relationship with the Italian fans has had di🃏fficult moments, but each time it gets better.

“I have always tried to be a professional and I have🌳 always done my part. I raced for an Italian team, Gresini, which gave me back my confidence.

“I race f♐or an Italian manufacturer, I am sure that there will be a goodꦓ relationship.”

Reflecting on the difference between fighting with the likes of Rossi, Casey Stoner, D🌞ani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo earlier in his career and the current crop of MotoGP stars, Marquez replied:

"🦹That the guys I race with now are frieꦺndlier! It seems like yesterday when I arrived here, at 20, as a young inexperienced, while now I am one of the most experienced.

“I really like this. Everyone has their own career and their own story, but all the young guys arrive in MotoGP with great determination and w𝔉e work to be ready to fight with them, who are very strong.”

Marquez will be 32 on February 17, a few weeks before pre-♒🅘season testing begins at Sepang.

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