Marc Márquez failed to reach the podium at the MotoGP Grand Prix of Austria, finishing the main race in fourth place after having to abandon the sprint race due to a crash. But in both races he showed fighting spirit and determination to get the best out of an inferior bike, which impressed Óscar Haro.
On Nico Abad’s YouTube channel, the former director of the LCR Honda team said: ‘Márquez can’t do more with the bike he has, but what excited me this weekend, what made me bite my nails, what made me believe in bikes and racing again is Marc Márquez‘.
Haro further praised Márquez: ‘I don’t want to say that the team is not effective; I know Gresini very well and they are people who work very well. But as far as I know, something always happens. It seems to me that what he did on Saturday was crazy, wanting to attack even more with an inferior bike‘.
The commentator stressed that at this stage of the calendar there are more difficult tracks for Márquez as they accentuate the differences between last year’s Ducati and this year’s, but the rider does not give up: ‘I said the other day that from Silverstone onwards, on the big tracks with big braking zones, fast like Formula 1, Marc will suffer more because the mechanical difference to the 2024 machine is even bigger, you notice it much more in the big corners – and he suffers from it. But on Saturday he brought out the qualities he has, like a “pitbull”, and saw how Jorge Martín had the long lap, he still took the risk because he wanted to catch Pecco. He is an animal‘.
Haro continued: ‘People who want to do something in life inspire me; who are not satisfied with being second, who are not satisfied with a small motorcycle, “2025 will come soon”. No, here and now! And that blood has led to almost 80 percent of Sunday television time being dedicated to Marc Márquez […]. Certainly the Dorna television cameras were focused on Marc Márquez’s recovery. He is incredible’.
