MotoGP, Marc Marquez regrette sa colère du test de Valence : “la colère n’est pas bonne en ce moment, car ensuite la panique s’installe”

Marc Marquez therefore tested a new Repsol fuel on the Jarama track aboard a Honda RC213V-S, but, when getting off his machine, he wanted to return to the Valencia test, which opened the 2023 off-season of MotoGP. A day on Tuesday, November 8, at the end of which he was, to say the least, annoyed about what the HRC engineers had suggested he evaluate. The eight-time World Champion was so disappointed that he did not imagine for a single second that he would be at this stage any candidate for the crown next year. Finally, and almost disappointed, he asked Honda to finally make the move he had been wanting since his return to Aragon. A posture which has undoubtedly wreaked havoc since, in Jarama, Marc Marquez returned to the tone of this assessment, expressing a touch of regret...

Marc Marquez certainly gave his opinion on the Repsol biofuel in Jarama, but he also redid his assessment of the Valencia test. Quite hot, by not hiding his disappointment bordering on disillusionment, he wanted to ease the pressure by rewriting his Valencian synthesis… “ The objectives for next season, logically, must be to fight for the title, but for now we still have to wait to see how the whole winter will unfold » he begins, starting from the same main idea, but covering it better…

« We are going to test in February in Malaysia and I will see what level we are at, me and the bike »Develops Marc Marquez which specifies this: “ Valencia was a precise training session, where the instructions were given. I think overall it was good because what was attempted was a small step. Now it is clear that we must continue to work, Honda must continue working to continue developing the bike and have a more competitive overall package for 2023 ».

On his palpable anger in Valencia, he makes his mea-culpa: “ in terms of anger, I think that anger is not good at the moment, because then panic sets in. I believe Honda's commitment level is 10, la réaction à Valence comme je l’ai dit, s’est traduite avec beaucoup d’ingénieurs dans le box. Ils m’avaient déjà dit qu’ils feraient un petit pas à Valence et qu’ils apporteraient “peu de choses”, mais des choses importantes feront évoluer le paysage au mois de février ».

Marc Marquez: “c’est en février que nous verrons la dernière étape, ma confiance en Honda est de 100 %"

The key deadline is set as follows: “ it is in February that we will see the last stage ", he said of the tests in Malaysia. Then he adds again about his bloodshed: “I think that anger, in construction situations, brings nothing. We simply did a constructive test, then constructive meetings to give precise instructions as a pilot, and them as engineers, the technicians as technicians. In February we will see what to do next ».

He ends on Motosan with what is undoubtedly the essential message expected at the HRC: “ my confidence in Honda is 100%. Honda is Honda. Despite the problems we had in 2022, despite the fact that I'm not 100% because of the injury, during the last races we made a podium and three first lines. In Valencia, if it hadn't been for the problem on Sunday, we would have also finished on the podium. The confidence is there, the level is close to those who won the championship this year for the manufacturers and drivers. We will try to do our best to fight for the 2023 title, which is the goal of Honda, Marc and Team Repsol Honda in general. ". See you in February in Malaysia for a return to school which promises to be decisive in the relationship between Marc Marquez et Honda.