Marc Marquez will be one to watch this weekend at the Valencia Grand Prix. Given his track record on the Ricardo Tormo track, and because the 4,005 km circuit runs counterclockwise with nine left turns versus five right turns, you should expect to see the eight-time World Champion at a different level of performance than that observed during the last meeting at Sepang. Finally, this will be the last opportunity for Honda to save honor by avoiding ending this season without the slightest victory, while the five other manufacturers entered in MotoGP have all already celebrated at least one success...
Between Marc Marquez and Valencia, it is a relationship which has rarely known disappointment. So, this weekend, the team driver Repsol Honda arrives on a circuit where he has won three times: in 2012 in Moto2 and in 2014 and 2019 in MotoGP. He also finished second twice, in 2015 and 2016 in MotoGP. He finally crossed the finish line third twice, in 2013 and 2017, in MotoGP. In addition to the seven podiums he achieved there, Valencia was also the place where he sealed two of his six MotoGP titles, in 2013 and 2017.
Marc Marquez: “I think Valencia will suit our bike better than Sepang"
A CV which speaks in his favor while for all the drivers entered, this final will mark the end of a trying campaign, for Marc Marquez, it will only be one more physical and technical step towards 2023, a year when it will undoubtedly want to reestablish its supremacy over the rest of the plateau… “ This is the last race of a long and very different year » he comments. “ We've learned every weekend since we came back and that’s still the goal for this race ».
He adds : " I think Valencia will suit our bike better than Sepang, so I hope we can be closer to the lead. It's a circuit I've had good results at in the past and you get some close racing because of the layout. At any rate, I think it will be an exciting weekend for the fans with the Moto2 and MotoGP titles on the line » finished the teammate Pol Espargaro who will leave the Repsol Honda box with relief this Sunday evening…
