Marc Márquez congratulated Jorge Martín after becoming MotoGP world champion. The man from Ilerda only wanted to talk about the Martinator title, “he is the real protagonist”, more than about his superb second place which allowed him to finish third in the World Championship. “Today Martín is the real protagonist. World champion, Spanish and very deserved“, he stressed.
“He had a great year, with a lot of speed, perseverance and he knew how to manage the distance in these last races. He did very well and just tell him that he really enjoyed it, that the first one is always very special», added the Cervera rider who will ride the official Ducati next year alongside Pecco Bagnaia.
Then, Marc Márquez analyzed why the Spaniards are so good after telling him that since 2009 there has always been at least one Spanish champion: “It doesn’t stop and above all Spanish motorcycling shows no signs of stoppingbecause in the new generations that are coming up, the strongest are Spanish. There are great circuits, great weather for motorcycling and, as a Spanish rider, I hope there will be many more years of Spanish motorcycling dominance.
Regarding his career, he was reminded that on Saturday he had said that they were aiming for a top 5 at most, to which Marc Márquez replied: “Yes, a good top 5”, he said with a laugh. “Yesterday already I said that I suffered a lot and that way I couldn’t even finish in the top 5, but this morning… Sometimes it’s funny. My trainer, who was doing his last race with me, thought carefully and did well, which sometimes means being conservative, go to the bike we started FP1 with. That’s what we did. We got involved during the weekend and, from there, it’s the best way to thank this great team, this great family that I found. I found the best environment for, as it was called, rebirth, because I arrived in a very low situation. Little by little I reversed the trend and found myself in a good situation, fighting for podiums and winning victories. “It’s the best.”
Note to the season
about what note arrives at the season said: “I would give myself an 8. On 9 you always have to finish much closer to the first two and on 10 you have to win. I would give myself an 8 and no more because I always keep a low profile. I think the way we turned this around is half as difficult as you think. This is achieved with a good environment and atmosphere. They helped me a lot and little by little we are turning the situation around. For me we have already given them and once again I am enjoying and fighting for these podiums.
Now the next goal for the 93 is the test with the Ducati. Asked about the king’s return by 2025, he replied: “Well, the king is not eternal. And we’ll see what happens. Firstly, there is a pre-season and we go there with the intention of adapting to what we have in this garage, because we change technicians and environment, and we have to adapt and get to know each other. That’s why we have preseason. This will make all the information we have about this year much easier and once the pre-season is over, that’s when we’ll see what target we can set. The category reference will be inside the box, because it is Pecco Bagnaiawho has had a great year, but with our eyes on Martín with the Aprilia and to see KTM with Acosta how far he can go.
