It was even his grandfather who told him to stop, at a time when he saw the illustrious grandson suffering martyrdom, but the person concerned, in this case Marc Marquez, did not do so. listen. On the contrary, he had one last operation, for the moment successfully, on his bruised right arm since the accident in July 2020 in Jerez which was the start of an ordeal aggravated by the impatience of the patient. -even... Here he is back, with a Honda worse than when he left and with the permanent risk of being overtaken by diplopia which can just as well take hold permanently as disappear in a few days. Marc Marquez is therefore not only gambling on his career but on his life. Why this sacrifice? Because Valentino Rossi.
Marc Marquez wants to be the best of all time after having undoubtedly established itself as a historical phenomenon. But this impression can fade over the years, while the results are set in stone. He is still far from Giacomo Agostini but still within firing range of Valentino Rossi. To make a long story short, the Italian has had nine titles and the Spaniard has his counter stuck at eight since the events that we know about and he will soon be thirty years old. The hourglass therefore runs out…
A goal that is beyond doubt, at least for Neil Hodgson, former pilot and now at the service of BTSport. crash.net thus identified his feeling: “ he wants to beat Valentino » we read from the Englishman who reminds us that he gives himself the means to achieve his ends: “ Marquez's way is to take risks. There's a huge reward for the risks he took: eight world championships ».
« Marc Marquez lives on the margins, He lives where at the limit, he is different«
He adds : " he lives on the margins. In Free Practice 1, normal drivers go out to get a feel for the track. Marquez goes straight to the limit at 100%. How many times have we seen Marquez in the second lap on Friday morning, already two or three seconds faster than everyone else? He takes risks. He lives where at the limit. This is where he gets information from the bike to tell his crew chief ».
Et Hodgson concludes: “ Mark is different. And it worked ". Certainly, but when it doesn't work, the same Marc Marquez also pays a higher price. And for the moment, Vale is still ahead... A dilemma that the pilot Repsol Honda do not deny: “ I know some people think that if I had been more careful I would have won more championships. But maybe I would have earned less » he has already declared. Vast debate. In any case, it was one of the elements which meant that Vale did not have ten titles…
