The drivers are in the starting blocks and are excited at the idea of finally putting an end to a winter break that is certainly invigorating but too long for these thoroughbreds of competition. In the coming days, the route of Sepang will resonate with the melody of the MotoGP who will shake with the testers, and among them there will be a certain Casey Stoner. Then, on January 30, it will really be back to school. So there's still a little time left for the little sentences blurted out before embarking for Malaysia.
An opportunity that the reigning World Champion did not miss Marc Márquez. To his compatriots SportYou who questioned him about his state of mind and his prospects for 2017, he noted a new allusion to the eventful finale of the 2015 campaign which sealed the resentment of Valentino Rossi against him.
Since then, relations between the two men have returned to normal, professionally speaking, but the Doctor has not forgotten and it seems will not forget. A situation recalled by the five-time winner who responded: “ To be frank, I've never directly heard Valentino say that, but if I have, then the subject will always be brought up. Don't count on me for that. All I know is that in 2015 I finished third in the championship and last year I was champion. And this year I want to fight for the title. 2015 ? It's been a long time since I forgot ».
Marc Márquez arrived in 2013 in MotoGP. There are 29 successes and three titles with an HRC which is the only factory team not to have renewed one of its drivers for 2017 since Dani Pedrosa will still be his teammate.
