Marc Márquez reached after one season Ducati in which he left Honda with several years of physical complications and negative results. The decision to join Gresini Racing represented a crucial change in his career, in a context where Injuries and the lack of success tested his endurance. The man from Cervera took advantage of the opportunity offered to him with Ducati to achieve glory again. However, not everything is so simple in MotoGP, the rider talked about how uncomfortable the bikes were.
In The end of the month podcastthe Cervera pilot was asked which was more comfortable, a desk or a motorcycle. “The desk“Márquez answered without hesitation. And he added: “Racing motorcycles are uncomfortable.” You get on a racing motorcycle and if you’re not in a racing position it’s uncomfortable. When we leave the pits, we drive with the limiter at 60. For us it’s very slow. And once you get through all that, you take out the limiter and you can run whatever you want. The faster, the better“.
The interviewer asked him if it was because the seat was very hard or what was the reason why the motorcycle was uncomfortable at low speeds. “The harder the seat, the better. We have a rubber band to keep it in place so we have support. And then the handlebars are very low. So the position is tilted when we lean into the curve and touch our knees and elbows.” Furthermore, Márquez adds: “It is much more difficult to drive on the road than on a racetrack.”
Marc Márquez is looking forward to the 2026 MotoGP season with a clear goal: the world championship. The Cervera rider has strengthened his position in the elite after adding his ninth titleand therefore corresponds to the value of Valentino Rossi, one of the historical references of motorcycling. In addition to the championship, Márquez’s time at Ducati has allowed him to inherit several records that previously belonged to the Italian rider, and now he is on the verge of surpassing him in key categories of the sport.
In the statistics of the fastest laps in MotoGP so far, Márquez adds 72 and is only behind Rossi, who holds the lead with 76. In this ranking lies Giacomo Agostini He takes third place, reflecting the challenge that it represents for Márquez to reach the top of this ranking. The difference of four fastest laps between the two underlines the interest in whether the Spanish driver manages to break another record and cement his legacy compared to previous generations.
The analysis of Márquez’s possibilities cannot be complete without taking into account his physical condition. The shoulder injury The fact that he was unable to take part in the competition in the last two months of last season raises expectations for his performance at the start of the new sporting year. Returning after a lengthy recovery poses a challenge to his performance on the bike and his ambitions to surpass Rossi’s historic records. However, Márquez is in perfect shape and wants to maintain his level in the coming season.
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