Stefan Bradl is, without doubt, the test rider in the history of MotoGP who has done the most Grand Prix in place of one of his colleagues enjoying the starting position. A situation that the German owes to the repeated convalescences of Marc Marquez who this time seems on the right track to regain his place. And his rank? On this point the former Moto2 World Champion, a title whose conquest was made easier, incidentally, by Marc Marquez's first diplopia, warns that it will not be as obvious as that...
Stefan bradl is a tester at Honda and he also has a strong enough character to say what he thinks. We will thus remember his outing regarding the fairing of his RC213V literally making its driver leather under the heatwave of the Sachsenring by evacuating all the heat from the engine onto him. The Japanese engineers then took it for their rank... On the return from Marc Marquez, whose countdown can be started since he received his medical clearance to get back behind a handlebar, Bradl is just as frank with his collar...
In comments spotted by Motosan on Speedweek, we can thus link this evaluation which fans of the eight-time world champion could almost take as a crime of lèse-majesté... Firstly, he welcomes his appearance in the box during a Grand Prix from Austria where he would nevertheless have discussed more with Red Bull only with Honda...
Stefan Bradl: “ the level in MotoGP is so high that even advice from a rider like Marc Marquez doesn't take you any further »
« It was good to have him in the booth and see how motivated he is », Declared Bradl. " Marc wants to get this project back on track and prepare for his return. We have the same opinion about the future and about our motorcycle. It was good to be able to talk face to face with him again and have discussions about the future ».
Precisely, the future... And that's where Stefan Bradl kindly warns Marc Marquez : " even Marc could not currently change the superiority of the Ducati ". And he adds: “ we mainly talked about technical details. The level of riding in MotoGP is so high that even advice from a rider like Marc Marquez only takes you so far. No one chooses the wrong ideal line… » And he finishes, as if he had a doubt: “ I'm curious to see when he can return and what we can expect from him in the future ».
