Marc Marquez’s early racing years were like nothing MotoGP had ever seen before. When he joined Honda, everyone knew he had talent, but how far? Not so much.
His rise in Moto2 Levels agreed with the shock retirement Casey Stoner At the end of the 2012 season.
Although crowned. MotoGP A second time champion, he was registered at the age of 26, and that left a huge gap in the Honda.
It was one of them. Marquez In his rookie campaign, he took advantage of his time and opportunity to become the youngest champion in history.
What would Marc Marquez do with Casey Stoner?
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Marquez’s ‘best’ performance came before MotoGPAnd he battled some trying times at an early age. But it means he’s well-prepared for the premiere episode.
for some time. Marquez was going down to hell Before you learn how to accept loss. After that he was almost unstoppable.
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Marc Marquez gets a ‘regular’ PR job from Casey Stoner at Honda
Marquez can break more of Valentino Rossi’s records. Over the next 12 months, as he closes in on the unique status of being the greatest of all time.
Honda could have foreseen its potential long before the MotoGP bike came out, but after the Aussies retired in 2012, Stoner brought something they couldn’t.
“We had high hopes for Mark – you didn’t need to be an expert to understand from the start that he was something special,” says former boss Livio Suppo in Matt Oxley’s biography of Mark The Magnificent. “At the beginning of his career, he has already shown incredible things.
“At the time, the Repsol Honda team was like a mecca for Spanish riders, so it wasn’t hard to convince him to join Honda. When we started working together, I knew Marc was special.”
“It was easier than it was with Casey,” Suppo continued, “because it was normal for Mark to do PR and stuff like that and his behavior was easier than Casey’s.”
“I remember when we signed him, ‘You’re young now, and you’re a pretty boy, but in a few years you’ll be super cool and super famous, with girls around you, so maybe you’ll be a——-‘.
“When I left Honda at the end of 2017, I went to the motorhome to say goodbye, and he said, ‘Do you remember what I said in 2012?’ I told him. He said: Yes, I remember. And I said, ‘You know, you haven’t changed at all.’
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How Marc Marquez came close to becoming a MotoGP rider in 2012
Heading into the final few races of the 2011 Moto2 season, Marquez was pitted against Stefan Bradl for the title.
He crashed horribly at the Australian Grand Prix with three races to go. He was forced to start Sunday’s race from the back, costing him points that weekend.
One race later in Malaysia, the added pressure of the accident contributed to his failure, as he suffered a mega shunt and ended up with diplopia (double vision).
It killed off his championship bid and ended his hopes of riding in MotoGP for 2012, something Honda were preparing to rectify if they won the Moto2 title. Instead, he had to wait another year.
