Alex Márquez finished the Qatar GP in 6th position. The Spanish rider arrives at the last GP of the year in Valencia in great shape with very positive results in recent races and in 10th place in the MotoGP world championship.
In his debrief, the Spanish rider spoke about the new features of this year’s calendar, with the Sprint race on Saturday and the race on Sunday.
– ‘ Twenty races with Sprint will be acceptable. We have to accept it and work to be physically well. This year we’ll reach the end of the year at our physical limit in the race on Sunday, but we have to work to be well. Business is business and this is our job and we get paid for it. After my injuries passed the good results came, we almost always finished in the top five and for those reasons I think it was a very positive season for me. When you have a good bike the atmosphere is always good, even though I said I felt a bit lonely in the LCR pit last year, but this year Ducati worked very well and I think all the riders liked it.
Asked how competitive next season will be, Alex replied: “Everyone is competitive, the bikes are more and more similar and everyone is on the limit. I think anything competitive increases the likelihood of getting hurt. When we arrive at a new track the electronics are already prepared on the Ducati and that makes our job a lot easier, but at the moment the Ducati already has such a complete bike that the changes for next year won’t be very relevant for sure’.