Marc Marquez arrives at the MotoGP Grand Prix of Aragon with the intention of returning to the top step of the podium. Motorland is a circuit on which the Spaniards are particularly good, who recognize that they can “feel” that it is possible to win here, “but I am not worried and I do not want to feel it”. More than a thousand days have already passed since his last victory in Emilia Romagna 2021. “I am not worried because I know that there will be opportunities”, he acknowledged in preview of the race on the Aragonese track before adding that “if it does not come” the first victory with Ducati “the world does not end.”
When asked If you feel that victory can come hereAt Motorland, due to the circuit in question, the latest results and his state of form, Marc Márquez was clear: “I can feel it, but I don’t care and I don’t want to feel it.. Because this year the three grands prix that I felt closest to were not on left-hand circuits, but were Le Mans, Jerez and Austria, although in Austria it was not reflected in the result on Sunday, but I had a very good feeling.
“Here, we will go out tomorrow for FP1, we will understand where we are and the starting base marks me a lot at the weekend. We have to go out well, calmly and see during the weekend. I am aware that a perfect weekend will give me some optionbut it will not be like before: “here in Aragon I manage and now I run away.” “That is no longer fashionable now,” he added.
“I’m not worried because I know there will be opportunities. It doesn’t worry me or obsess me, because after a thousand days you don’t feel it anymore“, he said between laughs. “It’s like we don’t remember anymore… Joking aside, I feel that I’m competitive, that I’m fighting for the podium and that I’m close to those who are in front. To win a race, you have to be the fastest on Sunday and that’s where we always lack something. But we lack something because we still lack speed and a bit of that consistency that means that at the moment, there are three drivers who have more than us.
Marquez plays distractedly
Marc Márquez acknowledged having seen the 2021 race where he experienced a real battle with Pecco Bagnaia, who ended up falling on the Italian side: “I saw that one and I saw the one in 2022, because I like to see races before arriving at a circuit to cool off. There, Pecco defended very well and did it perfectly. He used his weapons, his assets, which were braking and top speed, to defend himself in a race where he won without being the fastest, which has more merit. It’s not that it takes away his merit, but he has much more merit. The victories I highlight the most are those I won while suffering.This is not what I gained by escaping.
“I would like to change the final outcome, but I dare say it If it’s the same duel and it’s first and second on Sunday, I’ll sign it right away.“My goal is to prepare well for next year,” explained the eight-time world champion, recalling this battle that marked a before and after in Pecco Bagnaia’s career.
Regarding the debate between the Ducati GP24 and the GP23, Marc said that “when I arrived at Gresini they made me understand what I would have in 2024 and they told me it was exactly the same as the 23 and I accepted it. With this I have what it takes to fight for victories. My goal is to compare myself to the fastest, even if they wear the 2024. Of course, I’m not saying that’s the reason for the difference.
Finally, the 93 He stressed that his goal is to continue to be competitive in every race: “The goal is to continue to have good weekends and feel competitive. When you’re not fighting for it, you forget and relax. So I hope to continue with this intensity and fight for podiums. If the first victory does not come, the end of the world will not end“.
