Pol Espargaró stings Marc Marquez: “To beat Valentino Rossi…”

Pol Espargaró stings Marc Marquez: "To beat Valentino Rossi…"

KTM tester Pol Espargaró in an interview with Marca spoke about the MotoGp World Championship that is about to begin, dwelling on the surprising choice of Marc Marquez to ride the Ducati of the Gresini team: according to Espargaró, the decision è was dictated above all by the desire to win and overtake Valentino Rossi in the number of titles, a goal that the Catalan has always denied.

"In MotoGp the years pass quickly…"

"In the world of sports the years pass very quickly, and this happens especially in MotoGP, where riders arrive in the premier class at such a young age. It's true that he still had only one year with Honda, but a year è very long not only mentally, but also technically in the sport of d'élite".

"Marquez wants to overtake Valentino Rossi"

"He wants to win another world title, he wants to overtake Valentino Rossi in the number of titles and that meant being in Ducati right now and è what he is trying to do". Marc Marquez has currently won eight titles in MotoGP, compared to the Doctor’s nine.

MotoGp: the list of favorites for Espargaró

Pol Espargaró then made a list of favorites: "Without a doubt Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia, watch out for Enea Bastianini who last year è was injured and could not express himself at his best. This year will be different. I would also put Aleix Espargaró, Brad Binder and of course I also includeJorge Martin".