Last year, Fabio Quartararo declared that his defeat in the championship did not ultimately have such a bitter taste because Marc Marquez was not there to defend his chances. The notion of the value of this crown had then arisen but it no longer arises this season with the coronation of the same Fabio Quartararo against the identical Marc Marquez who played his part, and who is gaining so much power that it is now has three victories. But the best thing to come will undoubtedly be for 2022. The Honda official has indeed already launched the challenge that the now reigning World Champion will be eager to take on with his Yamaha.
There are still two Grands Prix to go and they will be more than interesting to follow. Because, on the side of the now World Champion fabio quartararo, we will be able to let go while the opponents will be delighted to give him the slip. Better, for them, it will be a foretaste of a revenge hoped for in 2022. And the leader of the counter-attack will certainly be Marc Marquez.
The official Honda won an important victory in Misano because he proved to himself that he was once again able to win in MotoGP on a traditional developed route. Certainly, it was necessary that bagnaia helps him a little with that by falling, but he was definitely there, otherwise, the Ducati would not be party to the fault. In the last four races, Marc Márquez added more points than anyone else 83, against 66 for Bagnaia and 61 for Quartararo, with two victories, a second position and a fourth place.
It seems that the rider and the Honda are catching up, and now there are two circuits that Marc likes, especially Valencia. Márquez, with only 10 races completed, could finish the championship 4th, since Johann zarco is only 10 points behind the Spaniard. Better still, third place in the World Championship is still theoretically within his reach. To do this, he will need to recover 33 points on Joan Mir.
And Marc Marquez is already in the battle of 2022 which promises to be grandiose: “ my main objective is to prepare myself as best as possible for 2022 » says the pilot who will then have 29 years. “ In the last two races of the season, I would be happy to have gotten a top five. It may seem. conservative, but these are races that follow one another and I don't know how I will be physically ».
« First of all, I want to take a real rest and understand what is needed to improve further », Explains the eight-time World Champion. “ We need to analyze this carefully and then come up with a good plan. It's not about being 100 percent during testing. The important thing is the start of the season in Qatar. This is our big goal ". The 2022 offseason tests will take place on February 5 and 6 in Sepang and 11 at 13 February on the new Mandalika circuit in Indonesia. The first race of the season will follow March 6 in Losail.
The objective of Marquez for the 2022 season is clear: “ of course we want to fight for the world title again. The man everyone wants to beat is Fabio, after all he is the new world champion. It certainly won't be easy, but we'll try. We will also have to learn from his season and then fight him ».
Marc Marquez vs Fabio Quartararo: already the poster for 2022?
The challenge is launched and the now crowned Frenchman responds: “ Marc is in good shape, he won the last two races and I really want to fight with him. Marc is an example that I have followed for many years. I really love him as a driver and as a person, and the struggles we had in 2019, even though he almost always won them, I remember them as the times where I was able to learn and enjoy the most. They allowed me to say that I was racing against an eight-time world champion runner ».
Then he ends by sending his request for reinforcement to Yamaha ... " All I ask is more power. We were able to test the 2022 chassis at Misano and it works very well, but what we are missing is power. What I really ask from Yamaha is to gain top speed, to make my life a little easier when overtaking. Without going any further, during the first race at Misano, if I had had a little more top speed, I could have won ". Will it be heard in Iwata? We will remember that his manager Eric Mahe has already warned that everything is open for its pilot on the horizon 2023...
