The Australian MotoGP rider attacks the Spanish eight-time world champion for his driving like never before
First it was Davide Tardozzi who expressed his discontent, then Jack Miller raised his tone, and now Valentino Rossi’s sector has gone a little further with strong criticism of Marc Márquez because of his driving style. The tension grows and 93, who is not resigned to his fate, continues to fight to ride with the leading group… despite not having the right bike for it.
In Assen, where the next race is held this weekend, he will be watched with special attention. In this way, heunder pressure on a champion of almost unprecedented dimensions as Márquez, pilot of Sling Born in Cervera, it intensifies both from within the Japanese firm and from outside by its adversaries.
Bastianini and Bezzecchi add to the criticism
Márquez’s reaction can sometimes be detrimental to those around him. We have already mentioned Tardozzi’s attack and then Miller’s attack on the Honda driver, but now, in his wake, Enea Bastianini and Marco Bezzecchi, a VR46 driver, have joined. It seems that criticizing the injured champion has become a trend, although Márquez does not sit idly by and defends himself.
comments about incidents in Germany de Márquez have generated a host of opinions, adding to the controversy. Thus, regarding what happened in Germany, the Ducati rider commented in GPOne that “it was strange, but he was definitely not at his best. His motorcycle has problems. He wasn’t in good shape, in general. He was not riding clean”.
Márquez’s words in response to criticism
For his part, Bezzecchi, pilot of the Il Dottore team, added, referring to to the shocking clash of Márquezwhich was purely accidental, with zarco, that “I did it because I saw Márquez do it. They never do anything to him, but they will definitely penalize me,” according to the same outlet. Comments from Miller and the two Borgo Panigale drivers suggest a certain favoritism towards Márquez, adding fuel to the fire.
In the words of Miller and the two pilots of Borgo Panigale, the impressions of the eight-time world champion published by The Guardian have come to light. In them, Márquez agrees with Jorge Lorenzo about why he continues to be the best for the Balearic Islands: his lack of fear. “He said it and I also feel that I am never afraid. Maybe sometimes I risk too much, but I can’t ride a motorcycle worried about falls”, argued the Catalan.