Alex Marquez says his manufacturing unit Ducati rivals Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia are “half a step forward” of him coming into the 2025 MotoGP Argentina Grand Prix.
The Gresini rider made a robust begin to the yr in Thailand, as he guided his GP24 Ducati to runner-up spots in qualifying, the dash and the grand prix.
He at present sits second within the standings, eight factors behind elder brother Marc Marquez, coming into this weekend’s Argentina GP.
The bikes Marc Marquez and Bagnaia are driving at the beginning of this season are very comparable in spec to the GP24, although the 2024 engine within the works machines have been upgraded previous to the Thai GP.
Coming into spherical two of the marketing campaign, Alex Marquez believes he’s “half a step” behind the 2 manufacturing unit crew riders and explains what they’re able to do higher on their bikes.
“I’m tremendous pleased to be in Argentina,” he mentioned on Thursday.
“We began the season in a very great way, I feel we did actually good work throughout all of the season.
“So, it’s simply confirmed within the first race that we’re doing good issues throughout all of the GP.
“However we have to enhance just a few issues and I’m nonetheless saying that these two guys are nonetheless a half a step higher than us.
“So we have to enhance small factor, however each time we’re nearer and nearer. So, simply maintain flowing, maintain working and simply maintain having fun with. That’s the important thing to being quick.
“I imply, for me they’ve just a little bit the whole lot extra underneath management than us.
“So, they’ve one thing extra, particularly Pecco actually had the bike underneath management and he has loads of expertise with this bike.
“So, simply small issues. Marc has robust factors, Pecco additionally, so we have to analyse these issues and attempt to be nearer to them to be quicker.”
The final time MotoGP visited Argentina in 2023, Alex Marquez took his first pole in MotoGP and climbed onto the rostrum within the grand prix.
After the 2025 Thai GP, Marc Marquez warned that his brother would win races this season.
Requested about this, Alex Marquez mentioned: “If he lets me, yeah.
“Jokes apart, we’re making actually good issues. First victory or be prime three within the championship, you need to make many issues in a great way.
“We’re doing that in a very great way.
“Now we’ve got all of the substances, so now we’ve got to take it straightforward and if we do the factor within the right means it would arrive. However no rush, the whole lot has its time.”
