Marc Marquez identified a surprise name he believes is his main MotoGP title opponent for the 2025 season.
Marquez completed back-to-back grand slams in Argentina, claiming pole before winning the Sprint and Grand Prix.
The Spaniard extended his lead at the top of the championship, equalling Angel Nieto’s record of 90 total wins.
He defeated his younger brother Alex Marquez by less than a second in the Sprint, before winning the race by 1.3s despite following him for most of the race after making an unforced error.
The Marquez brothers once again featured on the top two steps of the podium, before Marc stated post-race that he believes his younger brother is his main opponent for the championship.
“But Alex today I’m very impressed about his riding style. He was super smooth,” said Marquez to Crash.net.
“And I know when he is super convinced he is able to win a world championship, like he did in Moto3, in Moto2.
“So, at the end he is the main opponent for the championship.”
Marc Marquez took a ‘lot of risks’ to win the race
Despite leading for the first three laps Marquez ran wide at Turn 1 on Lap 4, which allowed his brother to take the lead.
The older brother prevailed in the end following an overtake on Lap 21, before clearing off into the distance to establish a 1.3s advantage.
The factory Ducati rider continued to heap praise on his brother’s performance, stating he rode “super smooth.”
The Spaniard admitted that to win the race he had to take more risks, which explained the incidents in which he experienced a few wobbles aboard his Desmosedici.
“Today I’m impressed about my brother, about Alex,” he added.
“In one part of the race I was thinking to finish second because he was riding super smooth, super good, always keeping the corner speed.
“I mean his tyre was not smoking. I said ‘ok, this guy today has another level’.
“Then in the end I survived. I took a risk, as you saw, I took a lot of risks – maybe too much in some points of the race.”
