Marc Márquez continues with his fate still officially unannounced but everything leads to believe that in 2024 he should be with Gresini Racing, but that doesn’t stop the rider from making some considerations about the championship where the riders at the helm of the Desmosedici are in particularly good shape and it is the opinion of the Spaniard that Jorge Martín will be the champion this year.
The current season has been marked by a close race between the riders at the helm of the GP23, with Martín (Prima Pramac Racing) gaining many points recently over Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), and they are currently only three points apart after the Japanese GP when there are still 222 points to be disputed.
Marc Márquez has a very clear idea on the subject and, quoted by AS, gave his opinion on who is the favorite for the final victory: ‘For me, it will be Jorge Martín. Their speed is very similar and both have their strengths. But Martín has nothing to lose, and Bagnaia has everything’
It is Márquez’s opinion that the fact that Martín is not part of the factory team ends up serving as extra motivation while Bagnaia, the current world champion and with factory insignia, ends up having some pressure to present “other” results. Furthermore, Martín is currently in great shape and on a winning streak, with the gap to the Italian getting smaller and smaller: ‘When you have that extra concentration and speed, everything flows, and you feel that sensation with the bike’.
Il est encore à noter l’impact que Martín a cette année malgré son absence de l’équipe officielle, dans une “course” remportée par Enea Bastianini qui a commencé la saison avec une grosse blessure et est encore loin de montrer le potentiel qui lui a valu une place d’usine.
