Gresini Ducati racer, Marc Marquez is increasingly trusted to realize the hopes that are still considered impossible by many, namely winning the 2024 MotoGP world championship title.
Marquez’s sensation after winning two consecutive victories in the Aragon and San Marino series has begun to make many people’s eyes widen.
From initially finding it difficult to see the eight-time world champion shine, now he is slowly believing that there is still hope, that the 31-year-old racer could still very well return to his glory days.
The party that is starting to believe in Marquez’s return is of course Gresini as the Alien team.
The Ducati satellite team, which is ‘only’ equipped with the Desmosedici GP23 motorbike, once again proved that an old motorbike is not an obstacle.
As Gresini has shown in previous seasons, there are always riders who make a splash and steal the show by scoring epic wins.
Starting from Enea Bastianini in the 2022 season, then Fabio Di Giannantonio in the 2023 season.
It all proves that the mechanics and their crew have really succeeded in transforming an older bike into one that remains competitive with the latest Ducati riders.
But this time, in 2024, the atmosphere is different because the actor is Marc Marquez.
Moreover, next year he will be the main rider for Ducati Lenovo, alongside Francesco Bagnaia in the paddock. A rising graph that greatly supports his move to the main factory team.
Marquez, who initially came as an underdog, is now slowly starting to be talked about in the fight for the 2024 MotoGP world championship title .
Currently, Marquez is sitting in third place in the standings with total points. He is 53 points away from Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac) who is at the top of the standings and a 37-point margin from Bagnaia in second place.
There are still seven rounds left in the season, with sprints and main races to play. Any plot twists can still happen, and the opportunity is still open for anyone, especially the top three in the standings.
“When you win two races in a row, it’s always easy to start a dream,” said Gresini Marketing Director Carlo Merlini, quoted by BolaSport.com from Speedweek.
“It could happen, because Marc is in spectacular shape.”
“But, we have to think and see race by race first. If we continue to do well, we will see what it will be like in November in Valencia (the final series),” he said.
The confidence that was built on the Ducati GP23 became important capital for Marquez to go through the rest of the season.
Nearby, he will still appear at Valentino Rossi’s home, the Misano Circuit with the title MotoGP Emilia Romagna 2024.
The 14th series will run on 20-22 September 2024. There is still a possibility of rain at Misano, the weather that is Marc Marquez specialty during rainy races.