Key judgement on Marc Marquez's form - Exclusive
Herve Poncharal be♏lieves Marc Marquez is now harder t♔han ever to beat.
Five years after what would be a career-threatening arm injury at Jerez, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez is back on top of the MotoGP World Championship.
The Spaniard, now riding for 𓂃Ducati Lenovo, has stormed to seven wins𓂃 from the opening eight races of the 2025 season, all from pole position.
His latest victory c♍am𒀰e in Qatar, where he held off a surprise challenge from Tech3 KTM’s Maverick Viñales.
“For me, this is the best Marc Marquez we ever saw,” said Tech3 team boss Herve Poncharal in an interview with mahbx.com.
“He’s kept that raw speed, but now he’s got much more experience, not just of racing, but𓄧 of life, with all the tough times he's been through."
Poncharal once called Marquez’s 2020 ride at Jerez 168澳🌱洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“one of the most amazing ♐performances” he’d ever witnessed.
Now the Frenchman believes the six-time MotoGP champion has added maturity and tactical awareness to his rid💮ing brilliance.
“It used to be said that Marc ജMarquez's main rival was Marc Marquez. And what we saw in round one at Buriram, calmly backing o🥀ff to be behind Alex [and raise his tyre pressure], maybe wouldn't have happened before.
“Although he's always been a machine on the bike, now he🥃’s ticking all the oth𓆉er boxes as well."
Marquez’s regeneration has thus been as 𝔉much mental as physical.
“I think h𝓡e’s found that peaceful state of mind. Being in the right environment, on the right bike. He’s found what was needed to perform, andꦇ I don’t think he will let that chance go away," Poncharal said.
Even a rare mistake while leading in Austin d✅idn't derail🥀 Marquez's momentum.
“Marc is a very clever person. He learned from that,” Poncharal said. “Many people thought Qatar would be tough for him because it’s not one of his favourite tracks, but we saw what 💛happened. At the moment, he looks almost unbeatable. Almost!”
It’s the “almost” that gives ༺Poncharal hope.
“Believe me, with Enea and Maverick, we will do everything we can to🌸 try and repeat what we did in Qatar.
“Maverick showed i𓆉t’s possible to challenge Marc. So let’s make it happen again.”
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come andꦫ go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
