Marc Marquez’s stark honesty: “I will not be faster than in the past…”
Marc Marquez questioned about the new era of riders, his ad🌳vancing years, and whether 'experience' counts

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquezಌ admits he cannot be faster than in his glory years, but warns that his experience can now make the difference.
Marquez enters the Portuguese MotoGP at Portimao this weekend still getting to grips with his new Ducaꦇti, his second round oꦗf racing since leaving Honda.
A🎶lthough he already seems reinvigorated by a change of scenery and a more competitive bike, Marquez is now 31 years old - among the oldest riders on the grid - with a grim history of serious injuries.
Asked in Portimao if the older version of himself could be better than ꦆhis younger self, Marquez answered: “What I do best? I have more experience.
“When I was younger, you are not conscious about what you are doing. Th༺en sometimes it goes well.
“Now, 🍨you are more conservative in some points but using experience.
“Some people say: ‘After the injury he will be strongeꦰr!’
“I will𝐆 not be faster than in the past. Because when you are younger, you have extra.
“But now you have experience and you must use it.
“For example, in Qatar I was calm. In pres𓄧eason 🍸I was calm.
“I’ll make mistake🍎s because we are human. But we’ll see if we can continue in this way to learn from the top guys inside the Du꧟cati team.”
Six-t🐻ime MotoGP champion Marquez developed a less-risky riding style last year, after a series of disastrou🌠s falls from his Honda.
He enters the꧟ P🔜ortimao weekend still adjusting to his year-old Desmosedici.
Now as one of MotoGP’s veteraဣn riders💧, he shared a press conference with teenagers Pedro Acosta and Fermin Aldeguer.
Marquez said about being older: “More experience!🐻 Just days ago I was 20 years old, fighting with legends like Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.
“Now it’s the opposite. It’sꦗ a new experience. It’s the natඣural process of the sport.”
Marquez enj😼oyed an exciting duel with the prodigious Acosta at the seaso🐠n-opening Qatar MotoGP.
He said about the new generation: “I was using the elbow, now the🌞y use the shouldeܫr!
“Riders play a lot with th𝐆e bod👍y. You need to understand your riding style.
“For example, Aleix Espargaro is fast w⛄ith an o🉐ld-school style.
“You need to adapt with your performance, your bike and your team to find the be🐭st.
“When you jump from Moto2 to MotoGP, in the beginning you are fast because you have lots of corner spe𒈔ed. Then you have less corner speed but you manage the tyres better. “This is part of the process.
“When I arrived, at 20 years old, I l⛄earned from🐬 Valentino, Lorenzo and Dani.
“Now, I need to learn from the young guys.”
The factory Ducati duo and Pramac r♌iders benefit from the updated Desmos✤edici this year.
Francesco Bagnaia won the first grand prix on the updated b🧔ike, while Jorge Martin won the first sprint.
Marquez, r๊iding the year-old version, insisted: “I have what I have. Already, I feel better than last year.
“It’s a bike that I feel good on. Of course, the ‘24 will be bett𝓰er in some points.
“The ‘23, we have the experience of last year so we need tꦍo use it. And tr൩y to understand.
“I still haven’t discovered all the potential of the bike. I need to keep going and discover how to usဣe the rear potential of the ‘23.”

James was a sports ꦑjournalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.