After four Grands Prix, only two of which could be completed by Marc Marquez who has already tasted injury and withdrawal, the results are clear for the eight-time World Champion and his entourage: the new Honda is promising, but there is still has a lot to do, and quickly. It is therefore not only at Yamaha where engineers are invited to put their work back into practice. The eight-time World Champion, after a Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin where he showed his strength but also his weaknesses, declared that he had sent his instructions to the HRC to optimize this RC213V. With the echo that his manager Emilio Alzamora is now giving, it is clear that the message from Texas has the value of general mobilization...
Marc Marquez impressed Austin, but he also showed what his limits and those of his Honda. The fact remains that when you are the manager of such a phenomenon, you live as if in another dimension. So, before talking about everyday life in the Repsol box, Emilio Alzamora who officiates in this function, insists on the exceptional… In an interview with As, he says : " in Austin he started last, he finished sixth, with a bike that Honda is still working on and which is still not perfect. He wasn't in Argentina, after that terrible accident in Mandalika, he visited the doctor three days before coming to Texas, he tried a CBR in Alcarrás, he arrived at the circuit having barely slept … For me, as a professional in this field, it's amazing to be able to work with a guy like Marc Márquez ».
« There are no words to describe it. I always say that athletes must chase luck and he chases it, but this technical error at the start complicated his race, after the titanic effort he had made to get here » adds the Spaniard who concludes: “ More than excitement, I feel a little anger, because he was really unlucky at the start and that marked the race. Emotions have been very strong over the past two years ». However : " we were very, very happy. For us, this sixth place is a victory and it gives a breath of fresh air to Marc and Honda to continue working, because it's long ».
Emilio Alzamora: “ Marc Marquez needs Honda to have a more competitive bike«
A final remark which leads to this general mobilization. Because Honda must show as much dedication and sacrifice as its pilot proves at every moment. And this is the message carried by this state of technical alert triggered by Marc Marquez after Austin. Emilio Alzamora recalls the dimension of the issue: “The best athletes in the world are special, and Marc is one of them. For sure. He is an eight-time world champion and has had two very difficult years, but he continues and fights. He does everything for this sport. He even changed location, he moved to Madrid and changed his medical team to be with the best. This satisfies us and allows us to help him try to be surrounded by the best. I am sure that with this will that he has, which is an example for everyone and with which he surprises us every day, the result will come. Starting last and finishing sixth is like winning, but they are chasing victory, him and Honda, and it will come.”
He then gets to the heart of the matter: “ the goal is to win the World Championship, both for him and for Honda, but you have to respect the circumstances. At the moment they are not happening, due to the injury that deprived him of racing in Argentina and because the motorcycle is not yet in place. Honda has made a big effort and Marc will push hard to give directions, but he needs Honda to have a more competitive bike. I think they are on their way, because otherwise this return is impossible. Yet we need more support from them”. Otherwise ? To be continued…
