As the triple battle for the MotoGP title is once again open, all lights are pointing to Marc Márquez, who returns with a cautious speech but confident in his options
The Paddock of the MotorLand circuit looked different. The return of Marc Márquez, three and a half months later, attracted much more media presence than usual. The televisions crowded around his box to follow his every move this weekend and at the official press conference on Thursday, which he shared with the three drivers playing for the championship, most questions were for the. Everyone wanted to know how he is doing after his fourth arm surgery and especially if he can fight for the win here, on a track he is great at and where he has won up to six times.
His rivals are the first to put him in the groups. “Marc will be quick. It won’t be long before he is up front, especially at Aragón, one of his favorite tracks. Let’s see how it goes on Sunday,” said Maverick Vinales. Even his chief mechanic, Santi Hernández, responded with another question, “Why do you have to stop him?”, when asked if it was preferable to master his aggressive DNA when he gets on a motorcycle. Actually, it was Marc himself who lowered the soufflé when asked if he could dream of a podium finish on Sunday. “No, no and no”, he denied three times. “I’ve already heard that the expectations are high, but they are not mine and they are not real. I am here to continue to recover and train my arm.”
If Márquez is in Aragon, it is because he has medical clearance. The bone fracture is consolidated and there is no risk of another fracture in the event of a fall (or more risk than usual). He needs to regain his physical condition and there are certain muscles that can only be trained on a motorcycle and, in his case, on a MotoGP bike. His work plan when he starts shooting on Friday is that of a normal Grand Prix. Without limiting laps and fine-tuning both the engine and its body, which he has promised to listen to and not to force more than necessary. If he’s in Aragon, it’s because he’s confident he can finish the race. How convinced is he that this time he will face his final return. “Everything has been done in the best way from the start and the shortest deadline has been met,” although he also left a slightly disturbing sentence. “I also know it’s the last cartridge before the arm.”
Parallel to the return of Márquez, the battle for the MotoGP title is hot again. And many do not hesitate to appoint the pilot from Cervera as judge between now and the end of the season. If Marc manages to recapture his best version and fight for the wins again, he can steal a lot of points from the three contenders for the queen class crown. Although he does not see himself in this role yet, partly because he does not rule out the possibility that he could skip a Grand Prix to rest between now and the end of the season. The world championship is in for the most stressful part of the year, with six races in eight weekends, and not so many things at stake other than honor.
With 150 points at stake, Fabio Quartararo maintains a comfortable cushion of 30 and 33 points over Pecco Bagnaia and Aleix Espargaró. However, the Italian rider’s spectacular run of four consecutive wins has positioned him as the leader’s rival to beat and the main favorite for many. We must not forget that it is precisely at this circuit in Alcañiz that Bagnaia took his first MotoGP victory last year, where Quartararo could only finish eighth… For Aleix, the Aragonese event could not have come at a better time. It is a track that has always been good for him and in which he expects a break in the trend as he has gone off the podium in six consecutive races. The Aprilia driver needs a good result to give him confidence again and MotorLand should a priori be the best possible scenario.
Source: La Verdad
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