One world champion meets another. Max Verstappen welcomes Marc Marquez to the Red Bull garage this weekend. The Spaniard, originally from Catalonia, is taking advantage of the arrival of F1 in his stronghold to pay a visit to the paddock of the premier four-wheel category.
The eight-time world champion took advantage of his visit to pose and chat with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. The Gresini rider was surely able to talk about his upcoming departure to Ducati, where he will be Pecco Bagnaia’s teammate and number one rival next season.
Marc Marquez faces Daniel Ricciardo in a somewhat special race
The six-time MotoGP world champion took advantage of his visit to face Daniel Ricciardo in an AC40 boat race, sailboats that can go up to 90 km/h, which surprised Marc Marquez.
“The speed is completely different. Maybe in kilometers per hour it’s slower, but the feeling of speed is very strong. When you’re in it, you don’t feel like you’re flying… but when I saw Daniel’s boat flying alongside us, I realized that was the case too!”
The race was won by Daniel Ricciardo, which did not prevent the two drivers from posing together with their wide, contagious smiles.
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In short
Marc Marquez is visiting Barcelona this weekend to attend the F1 Grand Prix held in his native region. Welcomed by Red Bull, he was able to compete in a boat race against Daniel Ricciardo.
