Marc Marquez is currently facing the biggest challenge of a career put on hold due to a humerus injury that will not heal. He is on his third operation, an intervention which unfortunately revealed an infection which adds to the uncertainty about the timeframe separating him from his reunion with his Honda Before going under the knife, he gave an interview about the season past period of which he was largely absent. But at the end of which he sets himself up as a great judge...
Marc Marquez does not say that the season of MotoGP which has just passed lacked scope due to its package. But still, he assesses those who fought to end the throne vacancy with a certain harshness. Thus, on the appearance of the campaign itself, marked by a real battle of ragpickers and the advent of new victors, he declares: “ I did not understand. I called Santi Hernandez, my team leader, so he could try to explain it to me ».
But a World Champion has still been revealed. An official Suzuki 23 year old called Joan mir who won one victory in 14 contested races, but who solidly collected podiums. On the one who succeeded him without fighting him, he said on DAZN: “ he was the most consistent and he deserved it. In a season where consistency was key, Mir won the championship without doing anything extraordinary "..
A last sentence which could open a controversy, but Marc Marquez corrects: “ it must be recognized that he won the title in his second MotoGP season. Mir will have to defend the title next year. The bikes will be the same because there is no change according to the technical freeze decided. He will fight for the world title because he has talent. I will try to take the title from him ". An ambition formulated before this third operation which condemns him, at best, to missing the first six Grands Prix of the 2021 season…
Marc Marquez: “Quartararo has never fought for the championship in any category”
Public chat fabio quartararo who gave him so much trouble in 2019, he admits his disappointment and attempts an explanation: “ It didn’t go as planned this year. He never fought for the championship in any category of the world championship ».
A final remark that deserves to be developed… “ In MotoGP you get passed much quicker than in any other category when you have doubts. That's why I always had the philosophy of being world champion or fighting for the title before changing categories. », Announces the eight-time winner.
On the disappointments, he finishes with the one who has been his runner-up in the general classification for the last three years, Andrea Dovizioso : " it’s surprising to take a sabbatical. He says he wants to come back in 2022, but it won't be easy for him if he can't fly for a full year what if he wasn't a test pilot “, says Marquez.
An abstinence which nevertheless threatens him just as much, even if it is against his will: “ my body must be ready for risk. This is what defines me. It made me who I am and made my success possible. I weigh 61 kilos. I normally weigh 65 kilos. I lost all my muscles ", admits Marquez, who therefore knows that the road will be long and strewn with pitfalls before returning to his Honda ...
