Living motorcycle racing legend Giacomo Agostini no longer hides his admiration for Marc Marquez. While the Spanish rider is shining at Ducati and slowly approaching the all-time high in the premier class, the man with 15 world titles (including eight in the premier class) is not only admiring, but enthusiastic about being overtaken.
« Marc is a great man and he deserves everything. We must bow to him, not boo him. ", said Agostini in La Gazzetta dello Sport.
With six MotoGP titles, Marc Marquez is no longer far from joining Agostini at the top of the premier discipline. And with the best form of his career back, some no longer hesitate to say that an eighth title in 2026 (or the tenth absolute) is entirely possible.
« Marc is capable of beating even my world championship record " says Agostini, lucid but admiring.
Despite its impressive performance, Marquez continues to divide a part of the Italian public, notably the tifosis loyal to Valentino RossiHe was even booed after his victory at the Italian Grand Prix, on home soil for Ducati…but also for Rossi.
Giacomo Agostini: “ Marc Marquez has been through difficult times, from which it was not easy to emerge. »
A behavior that is deplored Agostini, as Davide Tardozzi, boss of Ducati, who recently called for calm between fans and legends:
« Marc went through difficult times, from which it was not easy to emerge. ", remember Agostini. " And to start winning again, he gave up Honda's money, to join a private team, in addition. »
Legend of MV Agusta et Yamaha , Agostini has no doubts about the current hierarchy of the MotoGP : " If you want to win, you must have the Ducati »
He nevertheless retains a particular fondness for Yamaha : " I'm a Yamaha man and I know Yamaha does good things. And when the regulations change, the rider will have more value, It will be his skill that wins, not the help of all those buttons they are pressing now »
But the sentence that sums up his whole heart is undoubtedly this: “ of course, if MV Agusta came back, I would be with MV… ».
Now fully recovered, free from his injuries and his Honda, Marc Marquez is writing a new chapter in his career. And now, even the greatest in history is encouraging him to go beyond it.
A symbolic but powerful passing of the baton: AgostinHe's not afraid of being erased from the history books. He'd even be proud of it. What if it was finally time to turn the page on divisions, to celebrate sport and its heroes as they deserve?
