Alex Marquez successfully completed his first season in MotoGP in 2020. A merit all the greater since nothing was easy. Despite his two world titles in Moto3 and Moto2, his legitimacy aboard an official Honda in Repsol colors has been contested, with some saying that he owes his place first to his big brother Marc. Then the latter was forced to forfeit and the cadet found himself alone facing his responsibilities. A well negotiated stage since he remains the only one to have put an RC213V on the podium this year. And on two occasions. However, Alex Marquez keeps a cool head…
Alex Marquez is not the rookie of the year MotoGP, an honor which went to Brad Binder on KTM official and what's more with a victory in his pocket. However, the Spaniard has nothing to be ashamed of for his campaign. Two podiums are the highlight. One in the rain in Le Mans and the other in the dry in Aragon. Results all the more solid as he found the connection with the rebellious Honda during a test in Misano. On these good foundations, he can look forward to 2021 with avidity, even if he will be installed within the LCR satellite structure.
An approach thatAlex Marquez However, do not favor it. With the one who dissects his telemetry David Garcia and who was one of the architects of his title in Moto2, the youngest of Cervera's golden family will rather calmly take up residence at LCR and then gain momentum to achieve measured objectives. Alex Marquez explains as follows: “ with the LCR Honda family, it is sure that it will be very positive, I know that the people on the team are very professional and serious, what I need now. It is not easy to adapt from Moto2 to MotoGP, especially in the first races, but the adaptation ended up being positive. It wasn't easy, but we did it in the end and next year it will be time to start the season the same way we did the second part of this one ».
Alex Marquez: “this season I achieved more than expected”
He continues with a roadmap broken down as follows: “ this season I achieved more than expected. Before starting the year, maybe I expected a podium in the rain, like I got at Le Mans, but I didn't expect what happened in Aragon, it's to say to fight for victory until the last lap. I have the information and experience from this first year. It will be difficult to repeat what we achieved in Aragon, but we will work hard with a little more experience to be consistently in the top 8 or 10 and have a solid season. This is what is most important for me and for the team ».
Alex Marquez also states: “ I'm not ready to fight for the championship yet, I don't have enough experience. Racing on all the circuits is very important the first year and I was not able to race on all the tracks. I'm not at the level to fight for the championship. My goal now is to be more solid and consistent in the top 8 or top 10, and try to make the top 5. You have to continue to progress and continue to gain experience ».
The Spaniard leaves his place to Pol Espargaro from home KTM. He will have as a teammate Takaaki Nakagami become the living memory of the team Lucio Cecchinello since the departure of Cal Crutchlow, seduced by the position of test pilot at Yamaha .
