Ducati's Davide Tardozzi criticises Marc Marquez: “I don’t accept what he says, what do you gain?”

Marquez’s 2023 MotoGP season has been beset by falls, widely believed to be ♈the result of over-ambition on a Honda machine which cannot cater towards his obvious brilliance.
He has not completed a grand prix this year but has come under criticism from Davide Tardozzi, who claims the Honda star must change 🦋his approachཧ.
“He triesඣ to do more things than the motorcycle allows him to do,” the Ducati team manager was qu❀oted by .
“For me he shouldn't fall and he should get the bikꦯe to the box.
“I don't accept what he says, that he tries and falls. What do you ga♈in with that?
“He is ⛄a person with a very strong character and [finishing] fifth does not suit his character, but in my opinion someone should tell him that it is better to think dif𒊎ferently. It is my opinion."
Much of M🦹arquez’s year has been spent either on the sidelines or in the gravel.
Yet he has still drawn ♚the ire of multiple rivals, notably crashing into Miguel Oliveira 💛and Johann Zarco.
He has also irr🐻itated Francesco Bagnaia and Maverick Vinales for his towing tactics.
“I criticise some of his actions that a👍 champion like Marc Marquez should not do,” Tardozzi said.
“From my point of view, of course, Marc says that the regulatiꦐons allow him to do some things when he finds himself in difficulty that I don't see well.
“He's right, but I think that a champioꦰn like him should be more humble and see what his level is.

“He does not help Honda by being second on the grid at Mugello, because that was not his positio🥀n for his bike and what he does does not sit well with the fans.
“And I don't like it, because you have to respect a cha🐭mpion like Marc, because he's very brave.
“R🌳eally, he's one of the top five of all time and he can't tarnish his image with ce🐷rtain actions.
“I remember when in the past, at Mugello, h൩e entered the pit lane following Maverick.
“There are things that are not d༒🌳one and that champions should not do.
“That is my point of view, but he is right when he says that the regulations all𝄹🐟ow it."
Tardozzi’s team remai🏅n the ben🃏chmark in MotoGP’s 2023 season, and Marquez is trailing a long way behind despite his illustrious history.
“Mಌarc Marquez is not an enemy of Ducati, he is an adversa🤪ry, which is different,” Tardozzi said.
“Seeing a champion who is sufferi♉ng is something that disgusts me."

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