Marc Márquez is undeniably one of the standout riders in today’s MotoGP. With six world titles in the premier class and eight overall, he is known for his aggressive and persistent character, always trying to find the limits and sometimes going beyond them. However, according to Chicho Lorenzo, Jorge Lorenzo’s father, these traits have sometimes been detrimental.
Speaking on Nico Abad’s Twitch channel, Chicho Lorenzo stated: ‘In Márquez, there are many things I admire and others that I don’t like at all. That character has its negative side, like what happened in Jerez in 2020. He could have easily won the race, but somehow, he wanted to make a tremendous difference. I think that’s what made him lose. He made a series of decisions that didn’t help him in the recovery’.
For Chicho Lorenzo, the constant crashes – even if they haven’t always affected results – are a problem for Márquez: ‘The weakness I see in Marc is his way of understanding competition, always crashing. In 2023, he set a record, and he was fighting for what? For nothing, zero. Everyone had understood the message that the Honda wasn’t working. So, where is the limit? That’s where I see Marc’s problem; if he doesn’t slow down, he will hurt himself’.