In his memories of the time of his life in Grand Prix, Livio Suppo, who was in charge at Ducati and at Repsol Honda, has moments engraved in his memory which will remain with him forever. Thus this Italian Grand Prix at Mugello in 2013, when Marc Márquez had to eject from his Honda at more than 250 km/h. An impressive accident that could have ended badly. But what marked the Italian manager's mind was the Spaniard's reaction after...
Marc Márquez is a badass and has made falling a riding technique. While, until then, the generally accepted theory was that falling off his motorcycle too often was a sign of failure, he ensured that he would forge his future successes with each required trick... " To find the Honda's limit, you have to be prepared to fall 20 times » he has already declared. This was after the volume taken in Thailand last year, during FP1. An accident which did not prevent him from winning the race on Sunday and winning his eighth title…
More Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant recalls on AS another scary moment. It was in 2013, during FP2 of the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello. To avoid the wall, Marc Márquez was thrown from his Honda at more than 250 km/h. He suffered a blow to his chin, his neck was affected not to mention the rest of the bruises on his body. suppo explains how he experienced this moment: “ at Mugello 2013, when he fell in a straight line at more than 250 km/h… I remember him raising his arm after his fall and I thought he wanted to make a sign to reassure his parents, their make it clear that it was good. However, when he returned to the box, he told me that he had raised his arm to instruct us to prepare the second bike. He had looked death in the face, he was lying on the gravel and all he could think about was getting back to the bike immediately... It's Marc »
suppo ensures that Marc Márquez is so strong that he could potentially win every race in a season: “ in 2014 Marc came with more security and calm in himself after winning the title last year and this led him to express himself at a very high level with ten consecutive victories in the first ten races . I experienced something similar with Casey Stoner at Ducati in 2007. He hasn't won ten races in a row but he has won eight of the 13. Drivers like Marc, Casey or Rossi are so strong that they can potentially win every race. This doesn't happen for various reasons, but when you're that strong you usually win a lot of races. It's almost weird when they don't win. »
The Italian finishes: “ sooner or later someone comes along stronger or with a better bike than you, making it harder to win. It happened for Doohan, for Rossi, it will also be the case for Marc Márquez. However, he is still very young and it is difficult to know when his performance will decline. » Honda is in any case convinced that this will not happen before 2024...
