Alex Marquez (Gresini, GP24) celebrated his first MotoGP victory at the Spanish Grand Prix 2025 in Jerez, but did not test any Ducati update during the April 28 tests, finishing 11th (1’36,833). Leader of the championship (140 points, +1 on Marc, +20 on Bagnaia), he remains lucid, saying non -favorite in front of his brother Marc. His secrets reveal a mixture of serenity and realism after an intense weekend.
The day after his first MotoGP victory, Alex
Marquez did not succumb to euphoria. Returning early to his Motor-Home, the pilot Gresini preferred a walk with his partner Gabriela to a night of celebrations. “”
Had my head turned upside down He says. THE
Monday test in Jerez allowed him to go back down to earth, but he quickly encountered a reality: despite his status as a leader of championshipit does not benefit from any technical update from
Ducati.
Unlike the factory team pilots, Alex
Marquez does not have access to the latest developments in the Desmosedici. « I repeat : Red motorcycles have updates that we have not He says. However, he keeps his head cold: ” Even without it, we do a good job. “His brother Marc predicted” gifts from
Ducati “, But Alex confirms:” No, not this time. »
Ducati Apply a strict rule: developments must be available for all pilots in GP25, which limits technical reactivity for the team
Gresini.
Alex Marquez :
« Being regular is not enough in front of a pilot like Marc »
With five sprint podiums and a GP victory,
Alex is the most constant man of the start of the season. He now leads the championship, one point ahead of his brother. However, he always refuses to consider himself a pretender in the title. “” Being regular is not enough in front of a pilot like Marc. And Martin had an official motorcycle. »
Alex claims an uninhibited approach: ” The pressure is on factory drivers. We just have to be ready to seize the opportunities. »
Already titled in Moto3 and Moto2, Alex Marquez has always taken time to reach its peak of performance. But once in confidence, it becomes formidable. For him, the key in 2025 will be consistency: ” There will be harder weekends, but
You have to stay calm. We must not repeat the mistakes of last year where we lost four weekends after the Aragon accident. »
Without factory tools, but with a champion mentality,
Alex Marquez stands out as the quiet surprise of this MotoGP season. Alex, sharp outsider, wants to stay “difficult to dislodge”.
