Marquez: I wouldn’t have won MotoGP title even with Ducati GP24

Marc Marquez believes he wouldn’t have been in a position to win the 2024 MotoGP title even when he was driving Ducati’s all-conquering GP24.

Marquez needed to do with a year-old GP23 bike on his change to Gresini originally of this 12 months, leaving him at a drawback to the manufacturing unit Ducati and Pramac groups.

However regardless of not having the most recent equipment beneath him, the Spaniard was speedy all by the 12 months, scoring three wins and 10 podiums en path to a robust third within the championship, behind eventual champion Jorge Martin and runner-up Francesco Bagnaia.

Given how far forward he was of the following rider on the identical GP23 prototype as him, his personal brother and team-mate Alex Marquez in eighth, many insiders have been satisfied that he would have had a real likelihood so as to add a seventh premier class title to his tally if he had parity of apparatus with different frontrunners.

Nevertheless, Marquez feels he wouldn’t have been in a position to take the battle to Martin and Bagnaia in any situation, explaining he wasn’t “in one of the best second” of his profession after 4 depressing years at Honda.

Requested by Autosport’s sister publication es.motorsport.com if he had gained the title on the GP24, Marquez mentioned: “I am not going to say sure, as a result of each Jorge and Pecco have had an incredible 12 months.

“I would not have gained as a result of I wasn’t in one of the best second to battle for the title.

“Perhaps I’d have been nearer when it comes to factors on the finish of the 12 months, sure, however I would not have gained.”

Marquez made a raffle on the finish of 2023 by terminating his profitable Honda contract in favour of a transfer to the satellite tv for pc Gresini group.

It meant having to adapt to a motorcycle constructed to a totally totally different philosophy after 11 years of driving the Honda RC213V.

This process was made tougher by the truth that he suffered a career-altering arm damage at Jerez in 2020, which required 4 surgical procedures over the next years to completely heal from.

The 31-year-old mentioned he had hoped for nothing greater than a podium and a victory in 2024, which meant something that adopted his triumph within the Aragon GP in September was a bonus for him.

“By way of bodily sensation, I am going to take the take a look at in Valencia [in 2023]. Testing the bike after 10 years with the Honda was the largest increase I’ve had this season,” he mentioned.

Marc Marquez, Gresini Racing

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“Then, I’ve two moments, the rostrum in Jerez, the place I noticed the victory very shut, and the victory in Aragon, which was not an obsession, however I used to be chasing it.

“The whole lot I had in my pocket book this 12 months, I’ve finished it, and the remainder has come as a present. Had I written it right down to be world champion? I wasn’t reasonable. I could not go from 4 years in hell to glory suddenly.”

Marquez might be one of many solely three riders to race the brand new Ducati GP25 subsequent 12 months, as he steps as much as the Italian marque’s manufacturing unit group alongside Bagnaia.