The three ‘question marks’ that Jorge Lorenzo has about Marc Márquez

However, Jorge Lorenzo is more cautious in his analysis.

The three-time world champion of the premier class told the championship’s official website: ‘After the first day in Valencia, his debut on the Ducati, that was so impressive, everyone was thinking Marc would win almost all the races. But I don’t think it’s going to be like this – like we saw in Sepang, he had some difficulties. And I have some question marks about Marc this year’.

Firstly, the rider from Palma de Mallorca spoke about technical aspects – Márquez’s adaptation to the Desmosedici GP23, as well as how much the bike has evolved this year, the GP24:

– The first one is how much time we will need to fully understand the Ducati, that looks like he still didn’t understood completely the way to ride the bike – he’s still riding like he was riding the Honda.

And the second question mark should be, how big will be the difference between Ducati 2023 and Ducati 2024 – how much Ducati evolved their bike in just one year, because the difference is quite big. Jorge Martín and Pecco Bagnaia are two of the best riders, they are very explosive and fast. And if they have a better bike than Marc, who also hasn’t experience with Ducati, this could be very important.

On the other hand, Lorenzo spoke about the physical aspect and Márquez’s right arm that he injured in 2020: ‘The third question mark would be his physical condition. Is his arm fully recovered? Or still needs some time to get to the maximum? Or will he be never the same as before physically speaking? Only he and his personal team know’.