Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez has set his sights on ending the season ‘on a high’ as he gears up for his homecoming as the 2016 MotoGP World Champion at this weekend’s Valencian Community Grand Prix.
The Spaniard headed into the gruelling triple-header flyaway portion of the season with a strong chance at wrapping up the Riders’ title. However, not even he thought it possible to win it on his first attempt in Japan five weeks ago.
Since becoming a five-time World Champion though, Marquez is yet to even finish in the top 10. He crashed out whilst commandingly leading the Australian Grand Prix, and fell off a week later in Sepang whilst fighting his way through to the podium places in the tricky conditions. The Spaniard remounted and reached the chequered flag in 11th.
Looking to set this straight in front of his home crowd, Ricardo Tormo may just be the place to do that. Marquez has won twice at the Spanish track, once in MotoGP in 2014 and in the 2012 Moto2 race where he came from the back of the pack in wet conditions. He also bookended his premier class success in 2014 with two podium finishes in 2013 and last year.
“It has been good coming back home after the three flyaway races with the title already won, and to celebrate it with all my family and friends,” he said.
“I had the chance to chill out a bit and get back to my usual training, both indoors in the gym and outdoors with some motocross and cycling. ‘Thanks’ to the jetlag, I had the opportunity to enjoy some really spectacular dawns on my bicycle! Anyway, the season isn’t over yet, as we’ll race in Valencia on Sunday, and after that we’ll have two important days of testing. Our target for the race is of course to try and finish on a high in front of our fans, possibly with a win or at least a podium. It was good to see that Dani is getting better and to know he’ll be back in Valencia.”
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