{"id":190623,"date":"2025-10-05T01:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T01:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/190623\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T01:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T01:35:16","slug":"why-marc-marquez-is-at-peace-family-friends-and-a-new-motogp-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/190623\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Marc M\u00e1rquez is \u2018at peace\u2019: Family, friends and a new MotoGP crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Marc M\u00e1rquez<\/a> finally hauled himself back to the pinnacle of MotoGP<\/a> in Japan last weekend, capping one of sport\u2019s most arduous comeback stories with an almost flawless title charge.\n <\/p>\n

\n The arrival of his seventh premier class title, and ninth crown in total, reduced the 32-year-old Spaniard to floods of tears as he dismounted his Ducati at the checkered flag and took in the enormity of his feat.\n <\/p>\n

\n Arriving in Indonesia for the first of five remaining races this MotoGP season, a grinning M\u00e1rquez sat down with a small group of international journalists, including CNN Sports<\/a>, to reflect on his title, and his five-year journey through an injury-ravaged wilderness.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWhen you are young, everything comes in a natural way, with natural instincts and natural talent. And even you don\u2019t realize what a world championship is, honestly speaking,\u201d M\u00e1rquez explained, looking back to his first MotoGP title win.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWhen I won in 2013, I didn\u2019t realize what I was doing. So, now I realize, after 12 years, what is a world championship, and that it is super difficult to achieve.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cThis one\u2026 I suffered much more. For that reason, (during) the celebration (it) was also more difficult to control my emotions than normally I try to control; but it is impossible when you are there, and I achieved something super nice\u2026 2025 (is) one of the most special years of my life.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\"M\u00e1rquez<\/p>\n

\n Marc\u2019s younger brother, \u00c1lex \u2013 currently second in the standings \u2013 spoke to CNN Sports recently about his elder sibling\u2019s darkest moments, when the burden of multiple surgeries, broken bones and recurring diplopia looked set to curtail his glittering career.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIn that situation, it was difficult for the people who were close to him. He was like another person, another character, he was angry with everybody,\u201d \u00c1lex said in June.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cYeah, I recognize (that),\u201d Marc admitted. \u201c\u00c1lex is completely true on that. I always say that, maybe I lost some years of my career with (those) injuries, but, (those) years taught me many, many things for my personal life. You know, my character changed.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The elder M\u00e1rquez also said the years of struggle, with a combination of physical discomfort and his uncompetitive factory Honda, taught him a lot about those around him.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWhen you\u2019re in a team \u2013 the mechanics and the engineers, the big bosses \u2013 you can feel sometimes like a number when you are winning. It\u2019s like you are a number, and you are here because you are winning, and they are just with you because you are winning,\u201d he explained.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cBut in that period, I saw that all those people were not around me because I\u2019m winning, they were around me because they are a real friend. So, that also was one of the nicest things.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\"\u00c1lex<\/p>\n

\n Marc also credits his younger brother for helping him the most through the darkest times: \u201cWhen (people) were asking me, \u2018Who helps you?\u2019 And I will say only one name. I mean, many people helped me, many, many, many\u2026 from my family, from my team, they know who they are.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cBut if I need to say one name\u2026 I would say \u00c1lex, because he helps me, directly sometimes, but sometimes he didn\u2019t know, but he was helping me. The fact that he was racing, the fact that I was at home just never disconnected about MotoGP because \u00c1lex was racing.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n After Sunday\u2019s victory in Motegi, M\u00e1rquez told reporters in parc ferm\u00e9 that he was finally \u201cat peace.\u201d In Indonesia, the Catalan elaborated on his internal struggles.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cYes, I mean, now I\u2019m in peace with myself, because we cannot forget\u2026 I had four different surgeries on my right arm but (that) was because I came back too early. And, I mean, if (I had not), it (would have been) only one surgery, six months, I\u2019m done.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cBut that comeback was too early, too optimistic. And yeah, it was some people around me that gave me the chance, but the last decision was mine \u2013 to ride again and to try one week after surgery.\n <\/p>\n

\"M\u00e1rquez<\/p>\n

\n \u201cAnd then my last decision was not the correct one, so I got into a period where I fight against me many times because one Marc says \u2018Stop,\u2019 one Marc says, \u2018Continue,\u2019\u201d he explained.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cBut right now, the Marc that says \u2018continue\u2019 was saying, \u2018You must continue because you must prove to yourself that, okay, you didn\u2019t take the right decision in the past, but you can, fighting, you can change the future.\u2019\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cSo, for that reason, now I\u2019m at peace. This doesn\u2019t mean that the vision will change, that vision will be the same in the future, but if something (else) arrives, it will be a present.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Sunday\u2019s milestone means that M\u00e1rquez now has the same number of title wins as Valentino Rossi, one of the sport\u2019s most revered figures.\n <\/p>\n

\n The Spaniard\u2019s infamous on-track clash with Rossi in Malaysia back in 2015 created a lasting enmity towards M\u00e1rquez from both Rossi himself and the Italian\u2019s many loyal fans, a source of frustration for the 2025 champion\u2019s Ducati team. The rider himself, though, said he doesn\u2019t let the haters bother him.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to lose time, I mean, with them. I just try to enjoy my career. I try to do my 100% on the racetrack. I mean, it\u2019s the same people that, some of them are saying that, for example, this year Ducati didn\u2019t help Pecco because Ducati (wanted M\u00e1rquez to win),\u201d he said.\n <\/p>\n

\"M\u00e1rquez<\/p>\n

\n \u201cI mean, it\u2019s bullsh*t, it\u2019s just bullsh*t, so just enjoy the motorbikes; one year will be one rider, the other year will be another rider, one year will be one manufacturer, the other year will be another manufacturer, but this racing is competition, and in the end, we must enjoy the show. That is (what is) most important. And the competition is what creates adrenaline. And what creates adrenaline is what the people want to see.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n As for the comparisons with Rossi himself, M\u00e1rquez said he is honored.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIt\u2019s a big honor to equal Valentino, you know, when you see your name around that, between that legend, Valentino Rossi, (Giacomo) Agustini, \u00c1ngel Nieto, Mick Doohan. I mean, a lot of big names around me, is something that, yeah, is quite impressive, and it\u2019s a big honor to equal one of the biggest, or the most talented riders of the motorcycle world.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n While the newly crowned champion said his appetite for titles is undiminished, he said he intends to use the last five pressure-free races to plan for next season, rather than go all-out to win.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cDuring the season, I push hard, and I take the risks on the crucial moments. But right now, for example, in 2019 or 2018, when I was winning the championship, on the next race, I said, \u2018Okay, now, all in, just nothing to lose.\u2019\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cRight now, I have a different mentality. It\u2019s like, \u2018Last five races of the year, I want to finish the races, just prepare well for 2026,\u2019 and it doesn\u2019t matter if I win one, two, five. I mean, it will not change the year 2025, the main target is done. So now the main target is finished the season in a good way, without injuries, and prepare for 2026.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\"M\u00e1rquez<\/p>\n

\n As to where he ranks himself in the pantheon of champions, M\u00e1rquez told reporters at the roundtable that it is not his job to say.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cFor me, it\u2019s a pleasure, it\u2019s just I\u2019m riding and I\u2019m trying to enjoy it, about my passion, and the results arrive, of course, arrive, and this is the most important. Then, when I will retire someday.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cLet\u2019s see, I will read you, and I will read all of you. Where is my name?\u201d\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marc M\u00e1rquez finally hauled himself back to the pinnacle of MotoGP in Japan last weekend, capping one of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190624,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-190623","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-motosport","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-motor","11":"tag-motor-sports","12":"tag-motosport","13":"tag-motosports","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}