Marc Marquez envious of Ducati? Alex Marquez: “A bit, yes; I don’t tell, he doesn’t ask”
The 2023 MotoGP season is set to get underway at next weekend’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Portuguese MotoGP, and the Marquez brothers in different ♏manufacturers w𝓡ill be a key theme to watch.
Six-time premier class ch๊ampion Marc is returning injury-free but still saddled with his Repsol Honda’s limitations, while Alex has left for pastures new and his potential could be unlocked by Gresini Ducati.
Marc has made clear his eജxpectation that he could be behind as many as seven or eight Ducati bikes in Portimao next weekend.
Asked by if his brother was envious of Duca𝔉ti’s performance, Alex said: "A bit, yes. And he tells me how well we are doing.
“But we haven't talked much beyond the healthy [amo𝄹unt] either.♓
“I come from there and I know perfectly well what he has and♏ he knows the position which I am now in.
“Without spea⛦king you see the other person❀, because we know each other a lot.”
The fascinating subplot to the 2023 season is that Alex 🦩could now o🀅utpace his illustrious brother, such is the difference in their machinery.
Has Marc asked about fo🎃r de🐟tails about Alex’s new bike?
"Not mu🌊ch, because he knows I'm not going to tell him anything and so he doesn't ask anymore,” Alex said.
Ducati bosses have♕ spoken in the winter about their previous interest in acquiring Marc, but explained that at 29-years-old, a tantal🍨ising switch is now off the cards.
Still, with his brother Alex now within the Italian ranks, the prospect of the more esteemed Marquez sibling following him out of Honda will only intensify if the Japanese 🦂manufacturer gets off to a bad start this year.
Alex said about the idea of Marc on a Ducati: "It would go bett⭕er and I would be in a very different situation, but you don't know 🀅that until you get on the bike.
“[If he] stays with Honda, it's more entertai🍰ning that way, right?"
Alex said about the serious pr♍ospect of Marc exiting the team that he is synonymous with: "As of to🍌day, no. I can't imagine Marc out of Honda.
“Fulfilling his contract? Yes. He speaks openly in his🀅 documentary and tells Honda that, if n✅ot with them, he will look [elsewhere], but he will fulfil his contract until 2024. Then we'll see".
Could Alex visualise Marc i꧋n the colours of a different team?
"Neither in Ducati nor in KTM or anything, I can't i🐟magine it.
“Alth🍰ough in the future you never know. If he🐼 changes, it's not for money."
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American spo🦄rts, to football, to F1.
