Gresini Ducati’s Alex Marquez admits he’s “not driving free” as he pushes to seal runner-up spot within the 2025 MotoGP standings over Pecco Bagnaia within the remaining rounds of the season.
The 29-year-old has his first alternative to safe his finest ever MotoGP championship place this weekend on the Australian Grand Prix.
At the moment main manufacturing facility Ducati counterpart Pecco Bagnaia by 88 factors, Alex Marquez can wrap up runner-up spot within the standings if he leaves Phillip Island 111 factors forward.
The double grand prix winner is seeking to get this carried out as quickly as doable as he feels he’s “not driving free” along with his championship place nonetheless hanging over his head.
“In the long run, within the final races, additionally taking part in within the championship towards Marc [Marquez], who gained the title,” Alex Marquez stated on Thursday at Phillip Island.
“And once more in Indonesia, combating for second place, it’s not simple. You aren’t driving free on the bike.
“You aren’t all the time pushing. You’re pushing, however all the time taking a bit little bit of care.
“So, for that motive, I need to shut the second place as quickly as doable to be relaxed however particularly to trip in a extremely great way as we did at first of the season.
“So, this will likely be a very good goal. However we now have to go weekend by weekend. Now we now have the Australian GP and it’s a extremely good observe for me.
“We must be quick to make a very good consequence on Sunday.”
Extra prospects to win Australian Grand Prix in Marc Marquez’s absence
With Marc Marquez dominated out of the Australian Grand Prix as a consequence of damage, there’s a sense that this weekend’s Phillip Island spherical is probably the most broad open of the season.
Alex Marquez concurs however remains to be anticipating the likes of Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi – who has a penalty to serve as a consequence of a collision with Marc Marquez in Indonesia – and Pecco Bagnaia to determine on the sharp finish.
“Particularly when Marc is right here, whenever you go to a observe that’s left-handed that’s already a big share of prospects you lose to win,” he added.
“So, he’s not right here and it’ll open so much all of these prospects for the win.
“I’m anticipating Bezzecchi to be actually quick right here with the Aprilia, additionally Pecco once more.
“I feel Fermin [Aldeguer] might be quick right here; he was prior to now in Moto2.
“So, it is going to be fascinating to see the place the individuals are.
“All people is getting nearer on the finish of the season. Will probably be fascinating. We have to make issues in a extremely good solution to not have issues on Sunday.”
