Marc Márquez was once a ferocious predator chasing only victory. Those who got in the way of this quest had to die and the circumstances sometimes unfavorable to the conquest had to be overcome. Result ? Two world titles. But with a little more wisdom, a third could have been played. A lesson learned this year by the HRC official who has become a master of regularity.
Bend but don't break, step back to jump better, resilience rather than stubbornness. New Marc Márquez arrived and if we lent to Jorge Lorenzo a hammer is a metronome that the teammate Dani Pedrosa now bring with him. The result of a lot of persuasion work on the part of those around him. He explains : " when you are constantly on the bike you don't think about certain things “commented MM93 on speedweek. " But once the season is over, you can sit down and analyze and then think about the mistakes made ».
« This experience was possible thanks to the people around me like Emilio Alzamora and my team. Honda's experience is also there. These things should not only be heard but also listened to carefully. I was given good advice and I try to follow it even if it is sometimes difficult once on the track. But even if you have already won the world title twice, you must know how to listen to others. We can learn from some things ».
Marc Márquez, suddenly, is even more formidable. The 48 and 59 points behind respectively by Jorge Lorenzo et Valentino Rossi in the championship seem much more complicated to fill.
In mid-season review, Marc Márquez is thus the only contender for the crown to have scored in all the Grands Prix and to have missed the podium on only one occasion. He also claims three victories.