MADRID, 21 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish MotoGP rider Marc Márquez (Ducati) assured this Thursday that “the pressure and ambition” of a ‘satellite’ team like the one he is in is “the same” that a factory team can have and that it has not “yet” discovered “the full potential” of his motorcycle, while facing a possible opportunity in an official ‘Desmosedici’ he stated that he is in “no hurry” and that at this moment “there are two or three riders who go faster” than him.
“The pressure is the same because the drivers and the teams are happy if they get the podium, and that is the objective that this team sets for itself. Having a good atmosphere, having fun and making jokes does not mean that the team does not have ambition, it is the same as a factory one,” said Marc Márquez in a press conference prior to the Portuguese Grand Prix.
The one from Cervera made it clear that he is in Gresini Racing to “fight for the best overall result.” “It is true that there are fewer people and the atmosphere is more familiar, at Repsol Honda it was correct, it is a different culture between a Japanese brand and an Italian or Spanish one, but any environment is good if the results are good,” he remarked.
In this sense, he said that for him “the 2024 Ducati is not better.” “I have what I have and, in my case, I feel better than last year, it is a motorcycle that I feel very good on. For Of course, 2024 will be better in some points, but in 2023 we have last year’s experience and we have to use it and try to understand ‘little things’. The truth is that I think I have not yet discovered all the potential and I have to try to understand how to use everything on this bike,” he stressed.
Regarding the possibility of being able to get on an official Ducati, the Catalan recalled that his “situation is completely different from that of the past.” “In the past, in December I had already signed the contract for the following year and right now I am in no hurry. I want to concentrate on myself, try to give my best on the court, and I know that if I enjoy it I will have more possibilities to choose a place” , he pointed out.
“At the moment the truth is that I don’t want to talk about this. I want to concentrate on myself, what I have done in Qatar, what I am going to do here in Portimao. Some races will go better for us, others worse, but I am going to simply try to give my hundred percent. I know that in sport the important thing is the present, not the past. The current situation is like this and I have at least two or three drivers who go faster than me,” added the Spanish driver. .
Regarding the Portuguese Grand Prix, he admitted that “the focus of the weekend is the same as in Qatar” despite his excellent fourth place in Sunday’s race, and highlighted that this time there is “a new factor” since he will not He has references from the route with the ‘Desmosedici’ and will already have to know from the first free run “the lap times to be fast.”
“That was the most difficult thing in Malaysia and Qatar, those first days where it was a bit difficult for me. Let’s see if I am able to achieve the goal of being able to start immediately in that ‘Top 10’ position and achieve the direct pass to ‘Q2’,” said the man from Ilerda.
“ACOSTA HAS ALREADY SHOWN IN QATAR THAT HE HAS ENOUGH TALENT”
The eight-time world champion was accompanied at the press conference by his compatriot Pedro Acosta, whom he praised. “I already said it last year and I confirm it again, after Qatar he will be one of the riders to take into consideration in the future and in the present of MotoGP,” he remarked.
“He has already shown in Qatar that he has enough talent and I already said it before the race, when you have a lot of talent you are fast on any type of bike and he has been super fast in those laps and I am sure that he will have also learned a lot about tire management , so it will be even better in the next races,” added del Murcia.
Márquez confessed that the man from Mazarrón made “a good save” in Losail. “If you have excessive grip you can go airborne and the truth is that he has a great riding style. When the riders jump from Moto2 they have very good speed, very good cornering and when I was following Pedro during those two laps I was super fast in the fast corners and it made the difference,” he admitted.
In any case, despite the young people on the grid, he does not feel ‘old’ but rather “more experienced.” “‘Two days’ ago I was the one who was 20 years old and reached the ‘queen’ category to fight with the legends like Valentino (Rossi), Jorge Lorenzo and Dani (Pedrosa), and now it’s completely the other way around. It’s a new experience and it is the natural process in motorcycling, everyone has their period and then great young riders will take you out of the scene and they will reign,” stressed the Spaniard.
2024-03-21 17:30:18
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