Austin is one of Marc Márquez’s favorite circuits, as he has only lost races twice at the home of the MotoGP Americas Grand Prix. This weekend, he will be riding a Ducati there for the first time, as he has always competed for Repsol Honda until 2023.
Despite the expectations surrounding him, the Gresini Spaniard ruled out the possibility of winning, considering that before that he still has to step onto the podium with Ducati for the first time:
– It is obvious that we have arrived at a good track for my riding style. Obviously in the past we have achieved several good results, but at this moment as I saw in Portimão and as we saw on television, there are still two or three riders faster than me. So, let’s see if I can be a little closer here. If they say today, “you will achieve your first podium”, I will sign. Before a victory, a podium must come. So, let’s see, step by step.
Asked about what makes Austin so special for his riding, and urged to share a memory of the American circuit, Márquez stated in a press conference: ‘The main difference is that it goes to the left; you have more left turns than right turns, and that is the biggest difference. And those stop-and-go corners, I also like. Furthermore, I have one of the best memories of my career here, it is where I achieved my first MotoGP victory – in the second race‘.
