After an 11-year stint on the Repsol Honda team that yielded six titles however no victories since 2021, Marquez moved to Gresini this 12 months as a way to get his fingers on a extra aggressive Ducati bike.
The Italian, family-run outfit is a world away from the extra company Honda operation, making a extra convivial atmosphere for Marquez to thrive on after a decade working for a manufacturing facility.
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Consequently, it has meant fewer media and sponsorship commitments for the Spaniard, who can now take pleasure in extra time away from the monitor along with his household.
Whereas Marquez admits there are variations in the way in which Gresini and Honda function, he feels there’s simply as a lot stress to carry out and usher in large outcomes as a full-fledged manufacturing facility group.
“The stress is identical, as a result of the riders are pleased if they’re on the rostrum, the groups are pleased if they’re on the rostrum, and it is the goal of this group,” he stated.
“Being on the rostrum is best than being within the high 5 and successful a race is best than being on the rostrum. So to have a very good environment, to have some jokes does not imply you do not have stress or you do not have ambition.
Marc Marquez, Gresini Racing
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“The ambition is identical as a manufacturing facility group as a result of we’re right here to struggle for one of the best outcome attainable. But it surely’s true that it is much less individuals within the group and it is extra acquainted.
“I at all times say a very good environment contained in the group it is solely a giant assist. However within the Repsol Honda group the environment was right.
“However, in fact, the tradition is totally different between Japanese and Italian and Spain and USA. Each environment is nice if the outcomes are good.”
Marquez scored his first podium on the Ducati on the Portuguese Grand Prix throughout the dash race, when he rode from eighth to second.
A high 5 outcome within the grand prix went strolling after a controversial collision with manufacturing facility Ducati counterpart Francesco Bagnaia, which was deemed a racing incident however led to Marquez pinning the blame on the double world champion.
Ducati normal supervisor Gigi Dall’Igna referred to as the incident “very regrettable”.