Honda MotoGP 2022, Marc Marquez: “The new bike has changed in everything”

The new Honda MotoGP 2022 has a revised livery and also a renewed design compared to the past. The right opportunity to see again a new Marc Marquez, after the vicissitudes of the last two years: the fall in Jerez in 2020, the three operations on his arm, the diplopia at the end of 2021 which made him lose the last two GPs and even fear for his career. But Marc, a few days after the second test session in Mandalika, seems to have found the smile of the best days. And above all he seems to trust this new bike, “in which I have seen the most radical design change since I have been with HRC for ten years”.

the doubts of marquez

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“I was full of doubts, I’ve said it many times and I have no problem admitting it”, said the eight-time world champion – of whom you are in MotoGP – at the official conference after the presentation of the new RC213V signed by HRC. “But everyone told me that if I came back it would be to fight for the championship. I know that I have to make sacrifices, I know that I have to make more efforts to be ready and I will have to make other sacrifices during the season to play for the World Cup. It is clear in front of me. I don’t want to start the season thinking about any physical limitations, about injuries. I will not ride on the track thinking about the arm or the rest, I want to concentrate on riding, on the development of the bike on which I have two or three ideas that we will try in the next tests, I want to concentrate on improving the work of the Honda team “.

marquez between past and future

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It will be a long 2022 and with a Marc Marquez “at the moment not at 100%, if I had to race tomorrow”. But, looking back, the same Spaniard evaluates his career in a different way: “Yes, if I think back to the last two years, I realize what winning has been like in the past. In 2020 I didn’t run, in 2021 it went better but I wasn’t at my best, now I understand how difficult it is to be fast, continuous, careful not to fall, as I have done in the past. It is clear, we are very far from dominating a championship with a 100-point lead, as in the past, today we are very close among us riders. It’s like starting a new race in my life ”. But, going further with the thought, there is no space to think about the after, about an heir: “Who would I like to see in my place? It is simply not my decision, the first rival is my partner, and I am happy if Pol will be very strong and if the drivers of the Lcr team will do it too. But in the past I have never spoken in the decisions of HRC, when Jorge Lorenzo arrived or when it happened with Dani Pedrosa. There is great respect among the team’s riders, and I have always felt very respected by HRC. The secret of our coexistence that has lasted for ten years? Well, the results … Winning helps ”.

pol espargaro

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The second Spaniard from HRC says he wants to get serious: “I feel fully involved in the project, from Qatar I will play my chances to the fullest, I feel ready. Which team has grown the most? From the tests you see some things but you don’t understand everything. There are those who seek development, those who keep pace, someone works very controlled, so it is difficult to weigh the values. I saw Aprilia in great shape, they have grown a lot, but we’ll see later, ”said Pol Espargaro.