Key Marc Marquez change is likened to Valentino Rossi
A crucial poin🤪t about Marc Marquez identified - it's the same as what Valentino Rossi did

A crucial 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez attribute has been compared to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valentino Rossi.
Marqueꦕz has taken the 2025 MotoGP season by storm after romping to victory in both sprints and both grands prix so far.
He has seamlessly adapted to factory Ducati machinery to leave every rival - including teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia - in his wake.
A crucial skill of﷽ Marquez’🧸s - which prevents Bagnaia from benefiting from his data - has been noted.
“Jorge Martin always accused Pecco of𒊎 copying his homework, copying his setting on the bike,” TNT Sports’ Neil Hodgson said.
“But Marc rides in such a peculiar way that🤪 you can’t copy him.💜”
Michael Laverty agreed: “We’ve heard it from Cal Crutchlow and Frankie Carchedi that i𒉰t is extraordinary what [Marquez] can do in the left-handers. No-else can do it.
“He makes the bike pivot, it’s body position, it’s rear brake, it’s a confidence to open the gas and keep tꦡurning.
“Looking back at Marc’s career, people didꦛn’t realise how good he was. People thought the might of HRC took him to those 🅰titles. But Marc willed them into being.
“Now he’s got the best bi🍸ke at his disposal. It’s easy. He’s in such control of the GP25.”
Marquez’s brilliance has been on full display in Thailand and𓂃 Argentina because Bagnaia, with more experience of their equal machinery, has not been able to get near💫 him.
“I don’t care if you like Marc or not,”🌟 Suzi Perry insisted. “You have to appreciate that he is a genius on a motorcycle.
“He has redefined racing in MotoGP.”
Valentino Rossi similarity for Marc Marquez

Laverty pointed out a similarity to the attribute which steer🦋ed Rossi towards nine wꦚorld titles.
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“To watch him now, it isn’t Marqu𒁃ez of 10 years ago. He looks so different on the bike,” Laverty said.
“It’s something we spoke about with Rossi, being a chameleon, able to cha💙nge your style and get the back out of a bike.
“It took Marc a lot of 2024 to adapt to Ducati’s way -ꦗ slowing it down on entry, riding through the corner, using the grip, being calmer, not losing the front.
“He looks like a different rider. To redefine your riding style takes some change in your autopilot. He stil🍨l rides hard but it’s not as on-the-lim🎃it as it was on the Honda.”
Hodgson said: “He works more on his exits. The 🌳only tool he had on a Honda was attacking the corners.”
Rossi adapted immediately from his title-winning Honda ♛to the unf♏ancied Yamaha, winning at the first attempt in 2004.
Another MotoGP title this season, which looks increasingly likely after just two rounds, will put Marquez on equal terms with his🎶 great rival Rossi.
They will have nine championships apiece if Marquez can convert hi🌃s great start into dominance.
The third round of t🌞he season is at the Circuit of the Americas, one of his favour🦄ite tracks where he is tipped to excel again.
Frustratingly for Rossi, Marquez is denying Bagnaia (a VR46 Academy graduate) while drawing closer to Th𓆏e Doctor’s tally.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, 🎶to football, to F1.