With eight world titles in his record, six of them in MotoGP, Marc Márquez is one away from matching Valentino Rossi’s number of titles and two away from surpassing the former rival.
After very complicated years with Repsol Honda between 2020 and 2023, he moved to Gresini this season and is back fighting for top positions. With his move to Ducati next year, he is expected to strengthen even more as a title contender.
However, when asked by Sky Sport if he is thinking about surpassing Rossi’s numbers, Márquez denied it: ‘I never had a reference number and now I have even less. This year, I said I had to enjoy myself again to continue my career, and I achieved this goal’.
The Spaniard then said: ‘We have a plan, a strategy. Obviously, it’s not just one direction, but two, and it’s with the current results that you can follow one or the other’.
For now, titles are not even on Márquez’s mind: ‘First we are thinking about victories because without victories there are no titles. Some people have managed it, like [Emilio] Alzamora, but it is very difficult’.