Marc Marquez tames his Honda with an iron fist and in the peloton, he jostles to show who is boss. And his five world titles won at the age of 23 easily give him the stature of a leader. But as soon as he gets off the bike, puts on his helmet and takes off his leathers, the same guy goes home like a good son. And in this case, he cleans his room and listens to his mother. And it is the New York Times who assures it.
Such press so far removed from the concerns of MotoGP which focuses on the privacy of a motorcycle Grand Prix rider, this is a situation which deserves to be underlined. A new sign of the growing notoriety of this discipline of a mechanical sport which no longer appears only as a game played with four wheels and a steering wheel.
The American title therefore leaned on a Marc Marquez which lifts the veil on his private life. An existence far from that of a Iannone to the nocturnal rhythm with a sulphurous complicity. Marc Márquez, he is a man attached to his family and who listens to his mother.
This one is called Roser Alentà and she holds her troop: “ you cannot leave your wet towels in your bags » she told her sons during a slice of life after returning from training. And said towels were placed on the radiator. “ They may be World Champions but they're still my boys and that's how things should be at home ».
A discipline to which someone who earns $11 million a year complies graciously: “ I understand that some prefer to spend the winter in the Maldives Islands but home has always been my place and it remains my favorite place. Of course, my life is no longer exactly the same as when I was a child, but if you look closely at those around me, whether it's family, my friends or even my manager, they have always been the same. And here, I can also train with the one who is my best friend: my brother ". The municipality of Cervera can prepare to become as famous as that of Tavullia.
