MotoGP: Marc Marquez is already thinking about 2019 and warns Honda…

This season is not yet over, but no one really doubts its outcome. There are still five Grands Prix to go and the trend is that before this end, Marc Marquez will have been sacred. He enters the four overseas Grands Prix and the Valencia final with a 72-point lead over Andrea Dovizioso who does what it takes to finish his campaign in the same rank as the previous one. Or with the status of vice-world champion. Therefore, we must already think about 2019. And for Marc Marquez, this would even be a concern…

Because since the return from the summer break, it is clear that the best bike on the field is a Ducati. The red motorcycle reaps successes, a series which was stopped by Marc Marquez in Aragon. But even there, the Italian machine impressed, on a track where it had never performed so well. The message is therefore clear: the Desmosedici is a motorcycle that is now capable of playing leading roles everywhere.

A dynamic that has every chance of continuing in 2019, a year when Marc Marquez will have a certain Jorge Lorenzo in the paws. Adversity will worsen, so much so that it would be good to count on a more efficient RC213V than the current one: “ I'm working to be even better next year and each year you always learn a little more to progress » explains the HRC official. “ We also need to improve, we also need to work on the bike if we are still fighting for the title ».

Public chat Tutomotoriweb, the 25-year-old pilot insists: “ our bike is very strong in tight corners, and I felt very good on the track in Aragon when braking, but the Ducati is different and requires a different riding style. Especially when the tire is new, they are very strong because they always start from the first row or from pole position. Even last year they were getting good results in general ».

« This year they worked mainly in the second half of the season on small details. They are now fast everywhere, on every track. The Ducati is faster than the Honda, for example in a straight linee ". A situation that he was able to assess in the Aragon straight…