After a season by which he has operated largely within the shadow of his brother Marc, Alex Marquez delivered his most forthright feedback of the yr after sealing a historic 1-2 on this planet championship for the Marquez household.
Amongst different revelations, he opened up about his nerves throughout Saturday’s dash at Sepang, how some events “undervalue” him and Ducati’s lack of progress with the GP25.
After his brother Marc wrapped up the title in Japan final month, Alex’s second place within the dash in Malaysia was sufficient to substantiate the primary world championship 1-2 for a pair of brothers. However he admitted afterwards that he had battled his feelings.
“I used to be shaking throughout right this moment,” stated Alex, who needed to recuperate from briefly dropping second place to Pedro Acosta after a mistake on the finish of lap one.
“I felt nervous, I felt all of the nerves on this planet. I used to be tremendous stiff, I wasn’t using properly… all I used to be serious about was securing the runner-up spot. I hope extra [opportunities] come and I don’t get so nervous!”
Marc was unable to have fun in individual along with his brother in Malaysia, as he’s out of motion for the remainder of the season following his accident at Mandalika earlier this month and is recovering from surgical procedure in Europe. Marc will, nonetheless, attend the Valencia finale subsequent month – and Alex is wanting ahead to racing with the stress off between at times.
Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing
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“We’re lastly right here, runners-up and making historical past with Marc, who’s at house. Now now we have three races forward of us to get pleasure from, to strive new issues for subsequent yr, however above all to get pleasure from this nice outcome. You’ll be able to’t ask for extra. Now it’s time to get pleasure from it with out stress.”
Alex’s run to second place was based on robust and constant outcomes early within the season, when his work on the Gresini GP24 Ducati stunned many observers given his beforehand patchy file in MotoGP.
By way of an emotional attachment to second place, he has given little away through the season. His willingness to self-criticise in addition to admit that Marc is the higher rider in most conditions, plus the seeming inevitability of the brothers taking the 2 prime spots, has additionally stored public curiosity in Alex’s marketing campaign comparatively low. However now that the job is finished, he has laid his playing cards on the desk.
“I’m very blissful, very blissful to be runner-up when nobody was giving us an opportunity,” he stated. “It’s one thing I’m very happy with. My eyelashes have been trembling.
“I’m very self-critical and I don’t promote myself properly, which is why many individuals someway undervalue me. I can’t deceive myself; once I don’t experience properly, I say so… it’s my character, and I believe it’s a advantage that has helped me get right here.”
He additionally paid tribute to his impartial workforce’s efforts with the 2025 bike, instantly addressing a subject the Ducati manufacturing unit doesn’t like to speak about – the GP25’s failure to ascertain a transparent benefit over the GP24.
Marc Marquez, Ducati Workforce, Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing
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“Gresini, since my first yr [with the team in 2023], has given me the arrogance to observe my path… to push myself additional and additional to be nearer to the highest.
“I stated it within the pre-season. While you’re in a small workforce with final yr’s bike, you rely rather a lot on whether or not the brand new bike takes a step ahead.
“We’ve been very lucky that Ducati didn’t take a giant step ahead with the GP25 this yr, simply an evolution. That’s given us the choices and the instruments to be very aggressive from the beginning.”
Alex enjoys an excellent relationship along with his brother, whom many are hailing as the best MotoGP rider of all time. He reminded the world after the dash that the advantages of that bond have been essential through the 2025 marketing campaign.
“A yr may be very lengthy – there are all the time bumps, ups and downs. Having Marc so shut provides me an additional enhance, a bonus within the moments when issues aren’t going your manner. It provides you peace of thoughts. We complement one another very properly.”
Extra particularly, famous Alex, his nine-time world champion brother shares the same penchant for self-criticism – even when this tends to be neglected within the face of his profitable file.
Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing, Marc Marquez, Ducati Workforce
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“In sports activities, there are not any secrets and techniques. Should you work arduous and observe your instincts, issues will work out for those who don’t hand over. When unsure, you must know cease, assume and switch issues round.
“Self-criticism is what all riders ought to must make it simpler to beat tough conditions. Marc and I’ve rather a lot in widespread as a result of we’re each very comparable in that regard. We all the time inform one another the place we’re failing and the place we will enhance.”
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