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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Portuguese MotoGP next weekend, such💜 is the ferocity and nu🥀mber of the Ducatis.
But his brother 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez, who will debut for 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 sꦆixth because I'll be fifth’. That was his answer,” Alex told .
Re𝓀psol Honda rider Marc has previously claimed heಌ could be as low as 10th in next Sunday’s grand prix.
Is he demoralised by his Honda’s lack of competitiღveness?
"No,” teased Ale🧔x. “It's preseason and that's why they don't🌊 give points."
Alex is arriving into🐎 the 2023 season in better shape than his brother, but believes the preseason Portimao test holds some secrets.
"On paper, yes, but it's Marc,”🅘 he said. “He will go further.
“In preseason there are those who keep all their cards, those who teac🦩h a little and those who teach a lot."
Were Honda saving th🔴emselves? "No, but they controlled the r𝄹isks,” Alex said.
“For example, the 37.9 that Francesco Bagnaia did at the last minute, with the temperature it was, is a high risk 10 days before the start o💟f a championship. It wasn't necessary, anyway."
Marc is chasing a seventh MotoGP titl✨e to equal Valentino Rossi’s total but knows there have been four different champions on four different bikes in the past four seasons.
Ducati, clearly, begin the ꦉyear with 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 Portug🧸uese MotoGP: “Pecco, Quartararo, although it will depend 💙a lot on their classification, Jorge Martín and Marc. Those four.”
And hiꦓs favourites to win the championship: "Thr🍌ee: Pecco, Fabio and Marc.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade coverin🎃g everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
