In 2019, there will only be one Marquez in MotoGP. The formidable named Marc will not be in the company of his younger brother Alex, who, however, was ready to take the plunge. But when you're a Marquez, you don't reach the elite at any price. The elder Marc reminded him of this by advising him not to let go of the prey for the shadow. And Alex obeyed.
A decision which was not easy to make, according to the admission of Marc Marquez : " my brother is 22 years old, and we don't have to go to MotoGP because 20 or 21 year old riders will go there » explains the Honda official on InSella.it. " Everyone follows their own path. And for it to work, everything has to come together. The life of a pilot is short, so you have to make the most of it as much as possible. Otherwise, you can reach 27 or 28 years old and find yourself without handlebars ».
He specifies : " it is not the same as arriving at a circuit telling yourself that you can play for victory and a title and going there thinking that at best you will make a top 10. The motivation of a title pushes you both as a driver and as a person. It was not easy to convince him to stay in Moto2. But if he had had a real, good opportunity to go, I would have been the first to tell him to go. Because mentally, he is ready ».
To Alex Marquez, the frustration must be great. At the start of the season, he was said to be assured of a position in the MotoGP division of Marc VDS Racing in 2019, this before the team imploded, which would put an end to the Belgians' adventure among the elite. . Like many, he thought of the Yamaha Petronas, but being called Mark and claim a Yamaha is something complicated… Then there was the idea of a handlebar Avintia Ducati alongside the friend Tito Rabat.
But it will ultimately be a fifth season of Moto2 for the 3 Moto2014 World Champion. This while his young teammate Joan mir newly arrived this year is already promised as an official Suzuki in MotoGP…
