MotoGP Australia: Marc Marquez: “Jorge Martin is the favourite for the title because he’s the fastest”
Martin is a former Moto3 world champion but has not fought for a MotoGP championship since ar𒁏riving into the༺ category.
That has all changed in 2023 though as he’s become the rider to beat ꧟in recent rounds despite Frances🎃co Bagnaia holding a 27-point lead in the standings.
At one stage it looked as though Martin could cut Bagnaia’s advantage down to four points whils꧟t leading the Australian grand prix, but after seeing his soft tyre gamble backfire, Martin instead lost ground to the Italian.
Martin was one of three riders to use a soft rear, with one of the otheౠrs being Marquez who admitted he was surprised Martin went with the soft and not the medium.
“Looking at the times I understood that, with the medium tyre I c♛ould have finished around 10th, 11th place,” Marquez told . “But, by taking a risk with the soft I would have had the chance to stay in the group up front.
“The problem was𝔉 that Martin made the same choice🐼. He set a very fast pace, he broke up the group and I couldn’t manage the tyres.
“Last year I got on the podium with that tyre. This time it didn’t happen. The gamble didn’t pay off but it waꦿs my decision.”
While the gambl🐻e for Martin didn’t pay off, there are still eight races left for him to close back in on Bagnaia.
Marq❀uez is of the belief that Martin has every chance to do so because ‘he’s the fastest’ rid🎀er in MotoGP currently.
“I still believe t🎉hat Martin is the favourite to win the title because he’s the f🐠astest,” said Marquez.
“On Saturday he certainly regretted his choice 💟because, with the medium, he would’ve been the fastest anyway. I don’t understand the reason for his decision.
“But it wasn’t a mistake. It was a lesson. He hasn’t often ended up fighting for a champions▨hip and you make mistakes.”
