King of CoTA is the title given to Marc Marquez before he was injured and had to give up the last two CoTA Series titles to Bastianini and Rins. However, returning to the 2024 CoTA Series, the name of the racer who is now defending Gresini Racing has once again become one of the epicenters of the conversation which generally ends in the question, Will Marc Marquez use the momentum of the 2024 American GP to return to the Grand Prix winning track?
As he has said since pre-season Marc Believes that he and Gresini will need time to adapt before becoming clear contenders for victory and, in some ways, he wants to shake off the label of favorites for victory this weekend in Austin: “I signed the podium , As seen in Portimao, there are some riders who are still ahead in terms of speed; I hope to be able to approach them here,” explained Marc at a press conference ahead of the weekend in Austin.
“Honda is very competitive on a circuit like this, stopping and accelerating (Stop n Go) we saw it last year here with Alex Rins (who won with LCR), or with Joan Mir and myself in India. But now, I’m starting to get to know the new bike and the first thing I have to do is enjoy it, and that on this circuit I think will be possible. “The most important thing is flow,” added Marc
“The main difference with this circuit is that practically everything is on the left side. Moreover, one of my best memories is my first MotoGP victory here, in 2013. History is useful, but the present is more useful. Honda on a circuit with such characteristics adapts very well. “We’ll see how Ducati performs here,” he stressed.
Trying to reduce expectations, Marc doesn’t want to be euphoric based on previous competitive results. “I’m not ready to fight with the three or four faster racers. If today they asked me to sign on the podium, I would sign. “I want to win, but before winning I have to get on the podium,” said Marc, ending his explanation by insisting that the podium was a more logical target for him than a race win.
