Marc Márquez, recently crowned for the sixth time in MotoGP, remarked that both his brother Àlex and he know how to differentiate "very well" the priorities and warned that he already has "enough work" to be aware of a new partner. For Marc, his brother has earned himself the substitute for Jorge Lorenzo "on his own merits" and must go "little by little" in his adaptation to a motorcycle that "requires a lot of effort" and "is difficult to understand."

"In the circuit we barely saw each other, to sleep, but now he is in a stage that has to go around, 'burn gasoline' to learn in the reactions of the motorcycle and then there are Alberto Puig , Emilio Alzamora , who they will help to improve. Within the 'box' everyone is on their side, I already have enough work to be worried about other issues, "Márquez told the media after attending an event in Madrid.

The ilerdense made it clear that the two brothers, "professionally", know how to "differentiate very well" their relationship and that the presence of the Moto2 world champion will not mislead him. "I am clear about my goal, which is to continue working with the same intensity and the same mentality to fight for one more title," he warned.

Álex's first 'substitute'

Àlex has already begun to adapt to this "difficult category" with the two days of training held in Cheste (Valencia). "At the moment it has begun, little by little, it has to go to work. In addition the Honda is a motorcycle where I have fallen many times to find the limit. It requires a lot of effort, but little by little to see if it is taking it", he wished .

"The first thing he told me was that I had not told him how the carbon brakes worked. He left and on the seventh lap he had the first 'substitute', which is very typical when you come from Moto2, it also happened to me, but in a private test in Malaysia, where the press did not find out, but it happened to me. Sales and carbon brakes work completely different from those of Moto2, and that is where it costs more to adapt, "he explained about his brother's problems in the tests .

The six-time MotoGP champion admitted that it will be a "special" year, although he reiterated that he has had nothing to do with the decision to choose his new partner and that his brother has earned the position by "own merits" and that is why You must "respect." "I have never vetoed or forced to have any teammates. Honda reacted by looking for the Moto2 champion, who in this case was my brother," he said.

"A hard to understand Honda"

The Catalan acknowledged that, after a weekend "'movidito'", those responsible for Honda have resolved the replacement of Jorge Lorenzo in the "best way". "Alberto Puig and the Japanese are responsible for moving to find riders. The options were few, but in the end they have gone to look for the young man who climbed and who had been world champion of Moto2, although Honda's goal is the same" said Marc Márquez.

"Jorge will always be missed because what he has done for Spanish sport, especially for Spanish motorcycling, is something that is within reach of few. Five times world champion, the character he has shown so much within the track as it was. He will be missed in general in all motorcycling, "he confessed after the sudden goodbye of the Balearic Islands.

Asked about his future, since his contract ends next season, he confessed that they have already started "talking" with Honda. "I have always said that my priority, out of respect and by heart, will be Repsol Honda because they were the ones who gave me the chance to get on MotoGP," he said.

"There have been the first contacts. First we focus on the sporting and technical part. In a beautiful project that has to ensure that you will give everything technically and sportively, and that is where we have begun to talk," he added.

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