Marc Marquez remains calm: “One more title won’t change my life”

During the MotoGP summer break, Ducati rider Marc Marquez went on holiday, but the world champion was also spotted training a great deal. He clocked up many kilometres on his road bike, and a few days ago he was in Aragon putting himself in a strong position for the second half of the season on a Ducati Supersport.

“I was trying to improve my fitness levels further,” said the 33-year-old on Thursday ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Marquez is still not at 100 per cent physically. His right arm, in particular, is causing him problems. “It is what it is. With my right arm, it’s a different kind of challenge – it’s not the same right arm as last year. I’m trying to get used to it and get back to 100 per cent. Some muscles are improving, whilst others aren’t. But I don’t want to dwell on it any more. It’s about finding the right approach and the right riding style. Once again, I have to adapt my riding style to my physical condition.”

Before the summer break, Márquez put in an impressive run, making up a lot of ground in the overall standings. He is currently in third place, 18 points behind championship leader Jorge Martín (Aprilia). “There are five riders within 24 points of each other – we’re starting from scratch. There are five of us fighting for the championship. We’re trying to give it our all and stay in good shape right until the end. Three of the riders are fighting for their first MotoGP title. Being a champion changes your life. My life won’t change with another title, but theirs will,” smiled the nine-time world champion. “That means they’ll be putting a lot of intensity into it. For us, that means we have to be very careful, because they’ll be putting a lot of pressure on us.”

Marc Márquez: “If you finish third, your life doesn’t change”

So does that mean the pressure is mainly on Ai Ogura, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio? “If you ask them, they’ll say the favourite is the one who’s won the most world championships,” replied Marquez. “To be honest, though, I don’t feel any pressure. My goal is the same and I’ll give it a go. But as I’ve already said: one more title won’t change my life. It will for them, though, because if you finish third, your life doesn’t change.”

There will be a lot of changes in 2027. The new MotoGP rules will come into force, and on top of that, many riders will be switching manufacturers. In his opinion, which rider switch will have the biggest impact – Pedro Acosta, who will be his team-mate at Ducati Lenovo, Fabio Quartararo, who will be riding a Honda, or his brother Alex, who is moving to KTM? “In any case, Pedro is one of the most interesting talents moving to a winning bike,” confirmed Márquez. “It’ll also be exciting to see how Fabio gets on with the Honda and how HRC develops the new bike. If Fabio has the right bike, he’ll be fast. It’s the same with Pedro. And we mustn’t forget Bagnaia, who’s moving to Aprilia – he’s a very good rider.”

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