MotoGP: Giacomo Agostini fears for his record wins: "I don't wish Marc Marquez to achieve it"

We talked a lot about Marquez's 90 wins after the Argentine Grand Prix. Valentino Rossi, 115 successes, is in the sights, but after "The Doctor", there will still be one man to beat: the great Giacomo Agostini, 122 victories to his name, absolute record holder in the motorcycle world championship. The Italian, who will celebrate his 83rd birthday this year, still frequently delivers insightful analyses on MotoGP: the fact that Marquez is getting dangerously close to his record could not have escaped Agostini.

The "King" holds many records that will never be broken. Among them, the greatest number of consecutive victories in all categories (35), or the total number of world titles won in career (15)But one of the most prestigious, that of the most victories, is threatened due to the excellent start to the season of Marc Marquez on Ducati. The Italian legend spoke about it, and Agostini has lost none of his competitive spirit. « I don't wish Marc Marquez to succeed! I wouldn't be happy at all, but I would congratulate him. He deserves it. This year, his goal is clear: win the ninth to equal Valentino Rossi » he declared in an interview with La Repubblica reported by crash.net.

 

 

The eight-time 500cc world champion knows the thirst for victory better than anyone. « If he manages to take a ninth title, he will try to go to ten the following year.. It's inevitable, he won't be able to think about anything else. We would all do the same, because winning is great." he added. Ago' does not imagine Marquez in management, but rather, in search of a new domination. "If it were up to him, He would win all 44 races without leaving a single crumb to the competitors. And he will try, I am ready to take bets » he continued.

What about Pecco Bagnaia, his Ducati teammate and the first Italian to win the premier class title on an Italian bike since… Agostini. "You don't win two world titles by accident. Pecco is calmer; he prefers to have everything under control. Like him, I was very meticulous, I wanted to control the smallest details.. Mike Hailwood was more like Marquez: he won with anything. Back then, if we had swapped bikes on the grid, he would have gone just as fast, while I would have been much slower » he concluded. A flattering analogy for Bagnaia.

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