Alex Marquez and his six-time championship-winning brother, Marc Marquez, will make history by being the first brothers to race for the same team in MotoGP this year and the rookie is keen learn from his experienced brother.
23-year-old Marquez took Moto2 championship honours in 2019 and earned a promotion to the premier class with Repsol Honda, pitting him against his own brother following the retirement of Jorge Lorenzo.
Marquez recognises that 2020 will be a special season and whilst he is keen to learn from his brother, knows they must remain professional and treat one another as if they were a regular team-mate.
“It’s a special moment, a special year but we need to be natural and approach it like a normal situation,” said the rookie.
“We know we are brothers but inside the team we need to be professional as we are different riders. We each have our own teams, so we need to work in our own way.
“For sure, it’s an advantage to have a six-time MotoGP world champion in my garage because I can see a lot of data from him and see how I need to ride this Honda machine to help find the secrets.
“I will try to take all the information from him and all the Honda riders to try and learn as much as possible.”
Asked about his aims for 2020, Marquez is keen to impress, adding: “I can say that I want to be the Rookie of the Year – that’s the first goal.
“Right now, I am focused on understanding the bike and aiming to have more feeling to build my confidence. Before the Qatar race, I will be able to see a little better what our real position is and what we can do from the first race.”
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