Key judgement on Marc Marquez's form - Exclusive
Herve Poncharal believes Marc 𒈔Ma𝔉rquez is now harder than ever to beat.
Five years after what would be a career-threatening arm injury at Jerez, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez is back on top of the MotoGP World Championship.
The Spaniard, now riding for 🥀Ducati Lenovo, has stormed to seven wins from the opening eight races of the 2025 season, all from pole position.
His latest victory came in Qatar, where he held off a surprise challenge🍎 from Tech3 KTM’s Maverick 🐈Viñales.
“For me, this is the best Marc Marquez we ever saw,” said Tech3 team boss Herve Poncharal in an interview with ltxcn.top.
“He’s kept that raw speed, but now he’s got much more experience, not just of racing, but of life, with all the tough times he's been throug🀅h."
Poncharal once called Marquez’s 2020 ride at Jerez 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“one of the mo🌟st amazing performances” he’d ever witnessed.
Now the Frenchman believes the six-time MotoGP champion has added maturity and tactical awareness to his riding brilli꧟ance.
“It used to be said that Marc Marquez's main rival was Marc Marquez. And what we saw in round one at Buriram, calmly backing off to♍ be behind Alex [and raise his tyre pressure], m🐻aybe wouldn't have happened before.
“Although he's🏅 always been a machine on the bike, now he’s t♍icking all the other boxes as well."
Marquez🔯’s regeneration has thus been as much mental as physical.
“I think he’s found that peaceful state of min𝕴d. Being in the right environment, on th𝄹e right bike. He’s found what was needed to perform, and I don’t think he will let that chance go away," Poncharal said.
Even a rare mistake while leadi൲ng in Austin didn't derail Marquez's momeᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚntum.
“Marc is a very clever person. He learned from that,” Poncharal said. “Many people thought Qatar would be tough for him becau♍se it’s not one of his favourite tracks, but we saw what happened. At the moment, he looks almost unbeatable🎃. Almost!”
It’s the “almost” that gives Ponch📖aral hope.
“Believe me, with Enea and Maverick, we will do everything we꧑ can to try and repeat what we did in Qatar.
“Maverick showe🐟d it’🐓s possible to challenge Marc. So let’s make it happen again.”
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Ross🐟i come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s 🍎injury issues.
