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Marc Márquez celebrates his pole in Alcañiz with a routine smile, but minutes later he leaps effusively on the television: his brother Álex will also come out first. With the MotoGP World Cup more than decided, the main interest for the champion is that the Moto2 title stays at home and that the career of his former roommate take off. After being Moto3 champion in 2014, Álex Márquez spent two seasons of disappointments and two more of mediations, but now he lives his moment. He is the leader of his category with 26 points over Augusto Fernández and he has everything in favor to finish celebrating. It will cost him more, though, to avoid comparisons with his brother.

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Is life hard as Marc Márquez's brother? No, no, what's up. It is fortunate to be with him on the circuits and learn from him. I have a privilege, I know that I train like the MotoGP world champion, so my preparation is good, I'm sure. With the comparisons I have learned to live, I no longer read them. A few years ago I did notice a lot, but now I know how they go. If I have good results, they join me with Marc and say: "The two brothers are superb." If I go bad I receive more sticks than I would play. I am more exposed, but I would not change it. Marc always gives advice. Do you dare to do the same? Sometimes I see something and I say: "Here maybe you can stop a tad later." But I dare not go further, tell him to do this. For both of us it is fortunate to be together on and off the track: at home, for example, I can squeeze you if one day you are tired ... especially running, mountain biking no one can keep up. Why do you think he is so superior to the rest of the drivers? Marc is very clear about what he must do to win and never gets comfortable. Although he wins, he is always analyzing how he can improve. This year, for example, he has a higher career pace, is more constant, before that made him suffer in certain circuits. Inside, he always thinks he could do much better and that's what I admire most. Next season you will continue on Moto2, you have resisted the jump to MotoGP. Does it hurt to be Marc's brother in the transfer market? Maybe there are teams that think we can pass information, it's true, but we never would. First, because we are both professionals and if we were in different brands, each one would follow his path. And second because, in reality, the pilots do not know all the technical details. In a test we test a new chassis and they tell us that it is softer than the previous one, but we don't know the exact composition. When it rises, a danger will be that you and your brother end up arguing in public like most paddock pilots. Is that the discussions ... There have always been rivalries in MotoGP, there have always been fights, but since there were no social networks everything stayed on the track or on the circuit. Now small matters are made very large balls. I could argue with Marc, of course. In a warm up on the bike, with the adrenaline, I could get mad at him for some maneuver, but I'm sure he wouldn't go further. Sure, we can finally guess about his arrival at MotoGP. His road in Moto2 has been difficult. Now I am at my best. In 2014, when I won the Moto3 title, I was very young and didn't stop to think, but now I'm enjoying it a lot. When you spend difficult years, as I spent in 2015 and 2016, you learn to value everything. I received many colleges, but it helped me to put my feet on the ground and mature. On his team they point out that you need to have everything under control to be fast, which is very studious. Was that character an obstacle upon arrival at Moto2? It can be, yes. I'm calculating, I'm less instinctive than other pilots, although I don't think it was just that. The first year came with high expectations and mentally it was not easy for me to accept that things were not going well. The bike was missing ... It was hard, but it was the years when I learned more. How did you work mentally not to fall apart? Did you turn to a professional? No, I focused a lot on talking to the family and luckily, since I live in Cervera, a very quiet town, I had space to analyze and think. I am very stubborn and that was important. Although the results did not come out, I kept doing my thing, I worked the same, and I never gave up. I knew that sooner or later I would be fighting for victories again.

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