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5最新开奖结果:Portuguese MotoGP next w♐eekend, such is the ferocity and number of the Ducatis.
But his brother 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Marquez, who will debut foꦜr Gresini Ducati after leaving Marc at Honda, has explained a ꧂private chat they had.
“I told him ♔that 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 answer,” Alex told .
Repsol Hond🎃a rider Marc has previously claimed he could be as low as 10th in next Sunday’s grand prix.
Is h꧒e demoralised by his Honda’s lack of competitiꦯveness?
"No,” teas🧸ed Alex. “It's preseason and that's why the🍨y don't give points."
Alex is arriving into the 2023 season in better shape than his brother, but believes the pr🎶eseason Portimao test holds some secrets.
"On paper, yes,𝔍 b🗹ut it's Marc,” he said. “He will go further.
“In pres🌳eason there are those who keep all their cards, those who teach a little and those who teach🌠 a lot."
Were Honda saving themselves? "No, but they controlled the risks,” Alex saidꦜ.
“For example, the 37.9 that Francesco Bagnaia did at the last minute, with the tem💟perature it was, is a high risk 10 days before the start of a championship. It wasn't necessary, anyway."
Marc is chasing a seventh MotoGP title to equal Valentino Rossi’s total but knows there have been four different champions ꦆon four different bikes in the pa꧃st four seasons.
Ducati, clearly, begin t🗹he year witꦏh 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 all 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 four for the Portuguese MotoGP: “Pecco, Quartararo, although it will depend a lot on their classification, Jorge Martín🎐 and Marc. Those four.”
And his favourites to win the championship: "Three: Pecco, Fabioඣ and🍸 Marc.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering eveꦓrything from American sports, to football, to F1.
