Marc Márquez: "We have to face the season with the aim of fighting for a title"

"I am excited and confident with Honda, with the changes that are being made and with the tests that we have done"

MADRID, 14 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish rider Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda) assured this Tuesday that he worked 100% physically throughout the winter to try to reach the first race of the championship in Portugal, at the same time that he assured that he has to face the season "with the objective of fighting for a title" and assured that he was "excited" with the first contact in the official MotoGP test at the Sepang International Circuit.

"We are the Repsol Honda Team, I am Marc Márquez. We have to face the pre-season and the season with the aim of fighting for a title. Later during the races we will see and be realistic about where we are, but for now we have to try to fight and be prepared as well as possible, thinking about who is fastest and being close to the fastest, this is the number one objective. There is one test left in Portimao and there is still room for improvement", the pilot said in statements to the media during the gala of the centenary of the RFME.

Even so, the one from Cervera preferred to be cautious, although many people put him among the favourites. "Obviously, many people put me among the favorites because of my record, but if you analyze the last two years and how the last year ended, well, I'm not among the favorites. But my objective is the same every year. I have to fight for the ahead and then we'll see if it's possible or not", he stressed.

In this sense, he explained that he worked all winter on the physical part and that he hopes to reach the first race at "100%". "I said that we had to improve in two aspects, first physically and then on the bike to try to fight for the World Championship, I'm not saying win anymore. I've been working hard on my physique this winter. I've been trying to take care of it and pamper it to evolve and we still have a month and a half left for the first race, which is where I want to be 100% physically," he added.

On the work of Repsol Honda, the Catalan was "excited" and highlighted the "structural change" and the "reaction" of his team. "There has been a structural change within HRC. First the change has to be made and then the fruits are more long-term, but there is a reaction, there are changes. I am excited, I am confident with Honda, with the changes that are being made and with the tests we have done. There have been small steps, yes, we are still far away, too, but we are closer than four months ago," he said.