Alex Marquez Takes Marc’s MotoGP bike For A Spin
Andrea Wilson | November 11, 2014
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE VALENCIA, SPAIN, NOV. 11 – Both Marquez brothers winning a World Championship in the same year is pretty special. Well, Honda decided to put some extra icing on that cake by allowing the newly crowned Moto3 Champion Alex Marquez to ride Marc’s MotoGP bike with his older brother at yesterday’s post-season test in Valencia, Spain. Afterwards while talking to the press about the experience the pair were grinning ear to ear, especially Alex. “It was very special,” Alex said. “I ride with him when training with dirt track, motocross, but with MotoGP it’s the first time. I’m really happy. Hopefully in the future I can repeat again. It’s like a dream come true.” For older brother Marc it was also quite special. “Today the experience was very, very nice,” Marc said. “When I was behind him I was enjoying a lot, but at the same time it was scary, because I saw that some situations that were not under control 100 percent. But is normal if you come from Moto3.”
Yes, it is quite a jump from a Moto3 bike to a fire breathing Repsol Honda MotoGP prototype machine. So what impressed Alex the most? Power? Brakes? Tires? “In general everything,” Alex answered. “In the end the power compared to Moto3 is the big change. But in the end is everything. The speed when you start to brake was incredible, the head always go to the rear.” While this was all good and fun, the Marquez brothers hope for a more permanent arrangement in the future – same team or otherwise. “If it’s possible same team would be really, really nice, but you never know this,” Marc said. For now Marc is a good older brother and mentors Alex, but how long will sharing trade secrets last? “Now yes,” Marc said about sharing secrets. “In a few years I don’t know.” It was an incredible season for both. Marc’s record-breaking season that allowed him to earn a back-to-back MotoGP Championship has got to be difficult to beat. For little brother, you never forget your first and winning it with a hard fought battle against Jack Miller to take home his first world title in Moto3 has got to be pretty special. Now add to that this nice little present from Honda, it’s hard to think of what else they could ask for this Christmas. “Nothing,” Marc said. “Only would like [the same] for the next year,” Alex said.