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 of 𝔍the 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 they had.
“I told him tha⛦t in the sprint race I was doing top five and he told me: 'Well, you'll be sixth because I'll be fifth’. That was his ans🤪wer,” Alex told .
Repsol Honda rider Marc has ﷺpreviousl𝕴y claimed he could be as low as 10th in next Sunday’s grand prix.
Is he demoralised by hi꧅s Hon💙da’s lack of competitiveness?
"No,” teased Alexℱ. “It's preseason and that's why they don't give points."
Alex is arriving into the 202🍎3 season in better shape thꩵan his brother, but believes the preseason Portimao test holds some secrets.
"On paper, yes, but it's Marc🐲,” he said. “He will go fu༒rther.
“In preseason there are those who keep all their🎃 c𒊎ards, those who teach a little and those who teach a lot."
Were Honda saving🌳 themselves? "No, but they controlled th💞e 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. Itಌ wasn't necessary, anyway🌟."
Marc is chasing a seventh MotoGP title to equal Valentino Rossi’s total but knows there have been four different cha🐼mpions on four different bikes in the pa꧂st four seasons.
ไDucati, clearly, begin the year wiꦛth 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 aꦆll 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 fo♉ur for the Portuguese MotoGP: “Pecco, Quartararo, although it will depend a lot on their classification, Jorge Martín𝕴 and Marc. Those four.”
And his favourites൲ to win the championship: "Three: Pecco, Fabio and Mar൩c.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F⭕1.
