Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez have been competing towards one another in MotoGP for the previous 5 years.
This season, each brothers are front-runners within the title battle, sitting first and second within the standings heading into the summer season break.
Having siblings compete for the MotoGP championship can impression their relationship each on and off the observe—one thing Julia Marquez, their father, understands effectively.
In an interview with CNN Sports activities, Julia defined that the aggressive nature throughout the household has really strengthened the connection between his sons.
“Is there any household that doesn’t argue? However their fights final 5 minutes. After that point, they’re like this,” he stated. “Again to regular.
“Personally, from what I see and what I hear within the household, I believe this competitors has really united them.
“Their relationship is way extra optimistic, stronger and nearer, and that’s unimaginable. I’m very happy with that.
“I began with my kids from scratch, since they had been little or no, we all the time went collectively, we educated collectively, all the races collectively. I took the motorhome and drove them there, and I like being by their facet.
“Their private relationship is superb, however I guarantee that I separate their job and being a father. I’m right here with them, the connection is nice, however I don’t get entangled.
“Away from the observe, it’s completely different as a result of I can behave like a father.”
Marc Marquez: “We discuss feeling on the bike, however…”
Alex Marquez, Marc Marquez
Marc and Alex have shared the MotoGP grid since 2020, when Alex was promoted to Repsol Honda. Nonetheless, their first season collectively was lower brief after Marc suffered a severe arm harm on the Spanish GP—the opening race of the 2020 season which was disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak.
After racing for LCR Honda in 2021 and 2022, Alex secured a transfer to Gresini Ducati in 2023. Marc adopted him in 2024, looking for a recent begin after accidents and Honda’s decline in efficiency.
Whereas Marc spent just one season alongside Alex at Gresini, he earned a promotion to the Ducati Lenovo manufacturing facility workforce for 2025. Alex remained at Gresini, using the highly effective GP24 this season.
Talking about their rivalry, Marc Marquez stated they share emotions in regards to the bike however take completely different technical approaches resulting from their using kinds.
“We communicate in regards to the emotions on the bike, however in the long run, he has his technique along with his chief mechanic, and I’ve my technique with my chief mechanic, and completely different using kinds,” Marc stated.
“In the long run, he feels one factor on the bike, I really feel one other factor, however the lap occasions are very shut.”
In the meantime, Alex Marquez sees the rivalry as a optimistic drive that fuels his progress.
“I do know that I’m coaching with my rival for the championship, however there’s one thing tremendous good to say,” stated Alex.
“‘Okay, I wish to beat him,’ so the objective on daily basis, , I wish to beat him on the bicycle, I wish to beat him within the health club, and I believe it’s a pleasant competitors.
“We each arrive on a extremely excessive degree due to that on a regular basis competitors that you’ve got, on daily basis you’re rising up increasingly.”
