Santi Hernandez, Marc Marquez's former technician at Honda, delivered a glowing analysis of the Spanish rider's performance since his arrival at Ducati. He said Marquez demonstrated remarkable maturity and calmness, quickly adapting to the riding style required by the Desmosedici. He also recalls the more painful journeys of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo within the brand to better exacerbate the feat of the man with whom he experienced the conquest of six MotoGP titles…
Marc Marquez seems to have entered a new phase of his career, a phase marked by maturity and serenity, qualities that his former technician at Honda,
Santi Hernandezgreeted. Since his arrival at Ducati, Marquez demonstrated a change in riding style that has impressed those who know him well, including Hernandez.
In an interview on motosan, Santi explained that the Marc we see today is a calmer man, with a much more considered approach than that of the past: “ What I've seen from Marc this year is that he looks a lot more mature, much calmer “, he said. For Santi, this change is evident, particularly in the way Marc approaches the bike, adapting to the Ducati with a more “finer” and less aggressive driving style than the one he used at Honda.
Hernandez also mentioned the race ofAragonwhich he considers a turning point for
Marquez : « for me, Marc after the Aragon race marked a before and after “, he observed. It was from that moment that Marc would have understood how to fully exploit the A dozeni. His initial goal this season was to prove he could become competitive again, which he accomplished with flying colors.
Santi Hernandez: « what I see from Marc Marquez today is that he finds himself »
Santi Hernandez signals: « the real goal was to first try to get on the podium. Once on the podium, try to figure out where to fight to win a race one day this year. This came to him in Aragon and I believe that after there, what Marc is building is for next year. This year I think what he must do or what I see, is that it is creating a good understanding of what this motorcycle iswhat he should do, where he should attack, where not, where he should go to allow him to reach his limits
».
Hernandez also praised the intelligence of
Marquezespecially during his racing performances. “ When four drops of rain started to fall, everyone said, 'It's Marc's time,' and he saw it perfectly. He took risks to get back on those who came before him. »
Marc's performances this season, with victories, testify to his return to the top after a difficult period. “
It's not easy to switch to a new bike, a new brand, and fight for the first places “, recalls Santi, referring to the experience of pilots like Valentino Rossi et
Jorge Lorenzowho had difficulty adapting after moving to new brands: “ it cost Lorenzo and Valentino dearly”.
For the former technician of
Hondathe most important thing is that Marc
Marquez has regained its level of competitiveness. “ What I see from Marc today is that he is finding himself.
It's an accomplishment to come back in such shape after everything he's been through », he concludes.
