Marc Marquez amazed more than one during the last Portuguese Grand Prix which was also his first since his terrible accident at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez in July 2020. The Honda official was undoubtedly surprised himself, and he won a victory both against fate and his body which once again opens the horizons of high competition to him. Alex Criville, as an informed observer, does not hide the fact that he was impressed by his illustrious compatriot for whom he now predicts a radiant second half of his career...
For indeed, Marc Marquez closed the first part of his career at Jerez in 2020. The next one, which opened at Portimao last weekend, will be different, but, assures Criville, just as glorious. On Trademarks, the former 125 and 500 World Champion said: “ this Sunday in Portugal was Marquez's day: he finally returned to the race and finished seventh ».
It was not easy because the difficulties he faced were obvious: “ It took 254 days before he got back on a MotoGP and he raced with pain in his arm. You could see he wasn't at his best and he tried to relax his arm ". No surprise from this point of view, so much so that Criville admits: “ after seeing him tired in qualifying after a few laps I didn't think he could finish the race ».
Alex Criville: “Marc Marquez will fight for the title”
Finally he did it and the tears flowed after the finish line: “ in his head, he must have thought about a lot of things: the operations, the rehabilitation, the fear of no longer being able to ride in MotoGP ". NOW Marquez can get back to doing what he does best: now he will ride the bike to return to the Marquez we all know » concludes Criville « and who will fight for the title ". We'll see that in Jerez at the beginning of May, on the track where his misfortunes began in July 2020.
