Jorge Martin has convinced Marc Marquez that he is ‘the man to beat’ at the Hungarian Grand Prix, here’s why.

The leader of the world championship Marco Bezecic is looking for back-to-back wins. After winning the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello last weekend.

Meanwhile, Martin is looking to reduce the gap between himself and Bezechi, who is currently on 17 points.

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According to George Martin, Marc Marquez is the man to win the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Speaking before the weekend, Martin He said Marquez would be the man to ‘beat’ at the Balaton Park circuit.

The Aprilia star mentioned this fact Marquez He was on ‘another level’ last season and the seven-time world champion thinks he will be in the same situation despite his recent injury.

As reported Motorsport SpainMartin said: “I expect him to come here to win.

“Because last year he was on a different level and I think it suits his style really well. So, seeing how he did last year, I think he’s going to be the guy to beat here.”

“More than Marco. That’s one of the ways he can make a difference. Hopefully we can give it our all and compete at his level, but we’ll see at the weekend.”

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with Bezecchi and Martin are locked in a title fightThe latter was asked what he had to do to get to the top.

Martin said fighting back was ‘difficult’. Bezechichi When the speed is at ‘maximum’.

The 28-year-old said he needs to improve his form and overall pace.

Martin explained: “It’s difficult to fight directly with him when the speed is high. To qualify, I need to improve the tire management, which I lacked a bit from Mugello.”

Although every track is different and tire handling isn’t important here, it’s more about speed.

“I want to work a lot on my speed because I think it’s a very long race here, even if it looks like you can’t pass. So there’s time to get a place.

“Qualifying is definitely something I want to focus on. Changes of direction might not be our strong point, we’re struggling because I feel the bike is a bit heavy.”

“So we’ll see, we have to work. When we go out on the streets tomorrow, we’ll understand our problems and focus on them and try to improve them.”