Marc Marquez will have a new team boss in Frankie Carchedi during the 2024 MotoGP season: here are the first impressions of the Cervera champion.
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Marc Marquez participated in the first press conference of the year, organized by its inseparable sponsor Estrella Galicia. The new pilot Gresini intensifies his sporting preparation for the next MotoGP season, his first on the team's Ducati Desmosedici GP Gresini. This will be a decisive year to establish its future and plan the next driver market, after having contacts with KTM these last months.
The shoulder injury came to an end after four difficult years during which he found himself under the knife four times. The day after the first MotoGP test with Ducati, he returned to the operating room due to a problem with compartment syndrome, a common problem among premier category drivers, even more so for Marc Marquez, who during the last championships had to make up for certain physical deficiencies by leveraging certain muscles more.
The team change was necessary after realizing that the Honda RC-V had entered a long tunnel and would still need some time to exit. Hence the bet to focus on the satellite team Gresini, in order to have in your hands the best motorcycle of the moment. “ Waiting leads nowhere “, declared the multiple champion of Cervera.
Marc Marquez: “ the most important thing is commitment and enthusiasm »
The tests carried out on the Ricardo Tormo track in Cheste last November suggested that an excellent feeling could develop between Marc Marquez and the Borgo Panigale team. Even if we will still have to cover many kilometers before we can catch up Francesco Bagnaia et George Martin, which until now were the real references of the Italian brand. New bike, new team, new team leader… “ It was strange. I felt very comfortable during the first tests in Valencia, although it was strange not to see the faces of Santi Hernandez or my mechanics. But these are life changes that must be approached with as much motivation as possible ».
Even at the cost of giving up his historic technical staff, with whom he shared the best years of his life. Instead of Santi Hernandez, he will collaborate with Frankie Carchedi, former team leader of Fabio DiGiannantonio and the 2020 world champion Joan mir. " We talked a lot this winter. We called each other and exchanged our impressions of the first test ", found Marc Marquez. " The most important thing is that he is an expert technician who loves his job. There are no schedules, he doesn't watch the time. That's the most important thing in this sport. If you want to succeed, you don't count the hours. If you have to work harder, you work harder. If you need to work less, do it. The most important thing is commitment and enthusiasm ».
It won't be easy for the garage Gresini to face the media pressure which attracts the eight-time world champion. For the first time in Valencia, Frankie Carchedi showed great professionalism despite the attention paid to him. “ What I appreciated the most was the calm of the first test. It's not easy for a team, for a box or for a technician to have a driver who has so many titles, so many expectations and so many cameras ", saluted Marquez. " Instead, he stayed calm, followed his path, his plan and let nothing influence him, which is the most important ».
