Ducati's Davide Tardozzi criticises Marc Marquez: “I don’t accept what he says, what do you gain?”

Marquez’s 2023 MotoGP seaso🙈n has been beset by falls, widely believed to be the result of over-ambition on a Hoﷺnda machine which cannot cater towards his obvious brilliance.
He has not completed a grand prix this year but ha🐠s come under criticism from Davide Tardozzi, who claims the Honda star must change his approach.
“He tries to do more things than the motorcycle allows himღ to do,” the Ducati team manager was quoted by .
“For me he 💞sh🎃ouldn't fall and he should get the bike to the box.
“I don't accept what he says, that he tries and falls. What do yo🌄u gain with that?
“He is a person with a very strong character and [finishing] fifth does not suit his character, but in my opinion someone should tell him that it is better💛 to think differently. It is my opinion."
Much of Marquez’s year has been spent eit🃏her on the sidelines or in the gravel.
Yet he has still drawn the ire of multiple rivals, notably crashing into Miguel Olivei𝔍ra and Johann Zarco.
He has also irritated🐭 Francesco Bagnaia and Maverick V𓆉inales for his towing tactics.
“I criticiꦯse some of his actions that aꦓ champion like Marc Marquez should not do,” Tardozzi said.
“From my point o🃏f view꧃, of course, Marc says that the regulations allow him to do some things when he finds himself in difficulty that I don't see well.
“He's right, but I think that a champion like him should be more humble anꦯd see what⛎ his level is.

“He does ☂not help Honda by being second on the grꦫid at Mugello, because that was not his position for his bike and what he does does not sit well with the fans.
“And I don't like it, because🐷 you have to respect a champion like Marc, because he's very br▨ave.
“Really, he's one of the top five of all time and he can't tarnish his image with cer🎐tain actions.
“I remember when in the past, at Mugello, he entered the pitꦅ lane following Maverick.
“There are 🔥things that are not done and that champions should not do.
“That is my point of view, but he is right when he says that the regula﷽tions allow it."
Tardozzi’s team remain the benchmark in MotoGP’s 2023 season, and Marquez is trailing 💙a long way behind despite his illustrious history.
“Marc Marquez is not an enemy of Ducati, he is an adversary, which is differꦆent,” Tardozzi said.
“S🐠eeing a champion who is suffering is something that disgusts me."

James w🍎as a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.