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Marc tweeted right after the Aragon race: “Hello everyone, I am Alex Márquez’s brother ”. An ironic way of underlining that the younger brother is not in MotoGP, in the Honda factory team, for family reasons, but for his talent. After a wet podium at Le Mans, a dry podium has arrived in Spain. A confirmation of its value.
“But I don’t run for revenge, I’m not like that – Alex underlined – I’m interested in doing my job well and having fun. “
Both of these goals have already been met, and for a while I could have climbed to the top echelon …
“I made a couple of mistakes in the last two laps, one in the first and one in the last corner. – He explained – So I lost ground to Rins, but I still tried to the end. Having been on the podium at Le Mans it took away my thoughts, on the bike I forgot everything and was surprised how fast I was going. When I saw Viñales in trouble, I thought I could go for the win. Tire management was critical and I knew I had something else at the end, but Rins was very smart early in the race. I am happy and proud of this result ”.
There is no better way to get rid of the always uncomfortable comparison to your brother than to let the results speak for themselves. That is exactly what Alex is doing.
“Sometimes it is difficult, but I like having Marc as a brother because I have learned a lot from him – he said – Of course, when things don’t go your way, people are willing to point the finger at you, but that’s okay. “
In truth, in this year as partners, a direct confrontation has only been for a weekend. Then Marc was out of action due to injury.
“There is nothing positive in not having him on the track – he continued – Sure there is more pressure with Marc, because you have to get the results, but on the other hand he is a cyclist who takes the bike to the limit, marks the way forward. When there are problems you can look at what he is doing and understand if the limit is the rider or the bike ”.
Even without him though, Alex seems to have found his way …
“In the Misano tests I took an important step forward – he remembered – me I tried new things, nothing great, but mostly I started using a more similar setup to Marc. I understood how the Honda should be driven. “
How?
“You have to be a complete rider, strong in all areas: braking, cornering, accelerating, you can’t focus on just one – was his answer – You must always be totally concentrated, as soon as you relax a little you lose a second per lap. That’s why everyone says it’s a difficult bike and also why Marc crashes so often: he tries to find the limit. TThe Honda is a difficult bike, but it also has the potential to win.
Alex has shown it by going very close today and the good news is that he will be able to try it next Sunday, when he will race again in Aragon.
“This year I have always improved my performances in the second race on the same circuit, but I was coming from a 14th or 15th place, not a 2nd – he smiled – I think next weekend everyone will step up and I’m a rookie, it’s not realistic to set the podium as a goal. I just have to avoid the ups and downs, think about being regularly in the top eight. Then, if I feel particularly good, I will try to do something else, like today. I want to take advantage of the good opportunities, also because I have the same points as Binder in the classification and I would like to win the title of best rookie of the year. “
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