Marc Marquez says he feels 'too far' from the performance of MotoGP's pacesetters to be able to target claiming a victory in his final five races as a Honda rider.
Marquez, who will depart Honda for the Gresini Ducati team in 2024, made the remarks in the run-up to this weekend's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, the scene of his only podium finish of the 2022 season. Despite Phillip Island's reputation as a track where the rider makes more of the difference than the machinery, six-time premier class champion Marquez insists he is not at a level that would allow him to realistically harbour ambitions of winning.
' Marquez arrives in Australia off the back of a dismal weekend in Indonesia, where he crashed out of both the sprint race and main event. The 30-year-old admits that he found Honda's struggles at the Mandalika track hard to accept after his podium finish in the previous race at Motegi, and that he will need to rebuild his confidence this weekend. 'This year it’s difficult to understand if our level will be good or not,' said Marquez.
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