If this goes unnoticed again because of his brother's exploits, Alex Marquez does not entertain the field in Aragon. This is one of his best tracks, where he had already ridden the box with Honda Repsol in 2020. Starting fifth, he drove a very solid race – and all in all quite calm – to finish fourth, just off the podium. As a little brother, he couldn't help but tease Marc, because he already has two Sprint victories, all acquired last year.
Very discreet this season, Alex Marquez revealed himself a little at Aragon, one of his favorite tracks. « I couldn't attack because of the lack of grip. You always had to be precise and focused. And then there was this maneuver by Pecco, who was off the track, but that's also racing." he confided to the microphones of GP One. It's a shame, because he thought he could do better: “The podium was possible. I made a big mistake in turn 7. But tomorrow we have a long race ahead of us." he added.
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Concerned about the deterioration of his tires, Alex Marquez comes to the same conclusions as his colleagues who ride Ducatis. « With low grip like this we can't extract the maximum potential from the Ducati. It depends on the style of the driver, and Marc has something extra, that's for sure. It's hard to explain why he's so effective. The Sprint was important to get information for Sunday, and the mediums, quite hard, wear a lot on the left side. We will have to be careful » said the Gresini driver after a successful day.
The teasing between brothers does not disappear at the highest level. Winner of two Sprints in Great Britain and Malaysia last year, Alex did not fail to remind his teammate of this. « Luckily, I won a Sprint before him! When he told me he had won a race after a thousand days, I replied: “Calm down, the race that matters is tomorrow.”. I'm joking, of course, and he'll have a good chance of winning too." he concluded jokingly.
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Sprint result at the 2024 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix:
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