JAKARTA Six times world champion, Marc Marquez, joked that he would intervene in the fight for the 2024 MotoGP title involving Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia.
He conveyed this when answering the possibility to help one of the two names to smoothly reach the MotoGP world title this season. He was reluctant to promise anything regarding himself refusing to get involved in the title race.
Marquez answered that question by bringing up the 2015 incident when he was accused of disturbing Valentino Rossi to pave the way for his compatriot, Jorge Lorenzo.
"Of course (to not intervene in duels) is difficult. I have been involved in the past," Marquez said with a laugh, as in Crash.
Valentino Rossi to this day still blames Marquez as the culprit for failing to win the eighth title in his flashy career in MotoGP.
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At that time, Rossi was still leading the top of the drivers' standings during the race at the Malaysian Grand Prix. However, he was then accused of hitting Marquez until he fell in the race.
Rossi at that time was desperate to do this because he looked annoyed with Marquez, who he thought might try to disturb the race for Lorenzo.
The issue in Malaysia made Rossi punished for having to start from the back grid in the last series in Valencia. This makes Lorenzo comfortably leave as world champion that season.
Currently Jorge Martin is still leading the top of the drivers' standings with a collection of 453 points. He is recorded to be 17 points ahead of defending champion Bagnaia.
Mathematically, Marquez has come out of the championship competition. Thus, it is possible that he can help Martin, who is his compatriot by blocking Bagnaia in the remaining two series.
The remaining two series in this year's calendar will be held in Malaysia on 1-3 November 2024 and 15-17 November 2024 in Valencia, Spain.
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