Álex Márquez debuted in motorcycle World Championships in 2012, when his brother Marc was already a rising talent. The following year, #93 joined MotoGP, experiencing great success while Álex faced some difficulties in Moto3 – particularly at a psychological level, comparing himself to his older brother.
In an interview with DAZN, Álex Márquez revealed the hardships he faced at the beginning of his career: ‘The first two years were a huge ordeal. I learned to fall and suffer. The contrast of having someone at home called Marc Márquez, who wins in MotoGP every year, who won I don’t know how many races in 2014, was there in 2015, won again in 2016’.
The rider who competed for Gresini in MotoGP this year acknowledged the mistake and the lesson he learned from comparing himself to another rider: ‘It makes you doubt yourself or hurts you in some way. Yes, he’s your brother, you’re happy for his triumphs, but you also want to win. It was the biggest mistake I made at that time, comparing myself to someone. Every rider who compares themselves to someone else loses. That’s where I struggled the most psychologically. Having overly high expectations was what made me struggle the most, then I learned for the future to have realistic expectations’.