Memories Of Marc Marquez And Repsol Honda Rajai MotoGP

Marc Marquez won the world champion in his first season in the MotoGP highest class in 2013. (Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - The world welcomes Marc Marquez up to the highest MotoGP caste. There is a Repsol Honda team behind him. The Japanese factory team believes Marquez can add to the excitement of world-class racing. Be grateful to be able to climb the podium and world champion.

In fact, Marquez and Repsol Honda are the right combination. Both are like reaching the peak of the best honeymoon. Marquez with his motorbike, Honda RC213V was able to accelerate against each opponent. Marquez and Honda were then able to win the world title six times.

The decision of the famous Casey Stoner to retire young from the world of MotoGP racing took a surprise in 2013. Repsol Honda's favorite racer admitted that he had no interest in racing anymore. Whatever number is offered to him will be rejected.

Stoner's real loss for a while. Repsol Honda doesn't need to rack his brain much. The young man who was born in Cervera, Spain, February 17, 1993, is considered the right replacement. Marc Marquez, his name. The racer nicknamed the Alien Baby is predicted to add to the excitement of MotoGP.

Every day Marquez is busy learning and adapting. Every now and then he also learns Stoner's data. He is expected by Repsol Honda to compete with other world-class racers. This hope is based on Marquez's achievements who is able to become world champion once in the MotoGP 125 class (now: Moto3), then MotoGP 250 (now: Moto2).

Marquez also began to show his capacity in the highest MotoGP class or what used to be known as MotoGP 500. Marquez began to perpetuate his unique racing style. At first Marquez often performed dangerous maneuvers. He appeared aggressive.

The style of the race slowly changed. The result was brilliant. Instead of only being able to compete fiercely with other world-class racers, Marquez was actually able to win the championship podium. His hard work did not betray the results.

He managed to compete with racers like Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. The pinnacle of being loved by scholars arrived. His name was able to come out as MotoGP world champion in his first season. While his team-mate Dani Pedrosa is in third place. This achievement made Marquez famous throughout the world.

Marquez's decision did not change his racing style with sweet fruit. Sunday last week, after finishing behind Lorenzo and Pedrosa at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, he finished as MotoGP world champion in 2013. Although he finished third, his total points outperformed Lorenzo and Pedrosa. Marquez collected 334 points after 16 podiums, including the first podium to 18 race series this season.

Not just winning the world title, Marquez made a new history in the MotoGP world: being the youngest world champion since this two-wheeled racing jet shootout was held. This record was previously held by Freddie Spencer, who won the 1983 world title in the 500 cc class when he was 21 years 258 days old. Marquez scored it at the age of 20 years 266 days. Marquez is indeed extraordinary. Because, he scored the record in his first season, "said Dwi Riyanto Agustiar in his article in Tempo Magazine entitled Baby Alien MotoGP Record Printer (2013).

Marc Marquez's presence is increasingly being taken into account by other riders. Valentino Rossi, especially. Marquez, who initially loved Rossi, then saw him like an arch-enemy who had to be conquered. Marquez and Rossi's competition made the MotoGP race even more interesting.

The world is enjoying the real competition between the two. Even Repsol Honda also prepared the best Honda RC213V for Marquez. The contribution then bore fruit. Marquez was able to move ahead of his opponents on the race track.

Marquez became world champion again in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. In total he and Repsol Honda won six times world champion. Moreover, Alien babies are still too young, the chances of becoming champions are still very open.

The owner of number 93 is like a living legend of MotoGP. Even though the following season, the performance of Marc Marquez began to decline sharply. However, none deny his season with Repsol Honda like the best honeymoon.

But there is no bigger enemy than Marc Marquez. In 2013, this young Spaniard became very sensational in his MotoGP debut season. He often took the podium and then won six times the world champion in the MotoGP class.

'Rossi was initially friendly with the new racer. After all, Marquez was a huge fan of Rossi when he was fifteen years old. Marquez then managed to get close to Rossi and asked for a photo together before the race. Marquez claimed to have Rossi posters all over the walls of his room as a teenager. He's a fan, but he's getting that status to change, "explained Stuart Barker in the bookValentino Rossi: The Definitive Biography (2020).