The 2024 MotoGP title battle has mathematically been lowered to 2 riders, each on Ducatis, however this complicates issues for the Italian producer, in accordance with Marc Marquez.
In an interview with British MotoGP broadcaster TNT Sports activities ultimately weekend’s Thai Grand Prix, Marquez defined that, as a result of this yr’s title battle — like 2023’s — includes two riders who each trip for Ducati (Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin), the state of affairs concerning “group orders” for the Italian model is extra “tough” than if one of many contenders was a rider from a special producer.
He was quizzed about “getting concerned” in deciding the championship, one thing he has inadvertently executed earlier than.
“After all, it’s tough – I’ve been concerned up to now,” laughed Marquez.
In 2015 Valentino Rossi did not win the title, handing it to Jorge Lorenzo, and to today blames Marquez’s interference.
This weekend MotoGP returns to Sepang, the scene of an notorious Rossi-Lorenzo-Marquez tangle 9 years in the past.
Marquez has been questioned in latest press convention about “doing favours” for the title duo Bagnaia and Martin however has shrugged off claims that he might have a say.
“Ultimately, as a rider, you at all times attempt to do your 100 per cent, and we see in Phillip Island that, if you must do a powerful transfer, you’ll do it,” Marquez, who completed eleventh in Thailand after crashing whereas battling for the lead with Francesco Bagnaia, mentioned.
“However, the place of Ducati is tough, as a result of two Ducati riders are combating for the championship. So, if it’s one Ducati rider and the opposite is a KTM rider, then it’s straightforward to know what it is advisable to do.”
Marquez mentioned he felt that group orders are solely needed for a rider to win a title in the event that they aren’t the quickest of these in competition.
“However, like this [with two Ducati riders fighting for the title], I believe all people will do their 100 per cent.
“Ultimately, I say at all times the identical factor: if in case you have the pace, you don’t want group orders; in case you are the quickest one on the market, you don’t want group orders.
“So, I believe the quickest one will win.”
