With the form he showed over the Aragon weekend, Jack Miller said Marc Marquez gave a taste of what is possible when he is comfortable and injury-free
After his Misano victory in the 2021 season, Marc Marquez had to wait more than 1,000 days for another victory in MotoGP. The fact that Marquez had to wait until late summer 2024 to finally win a Grand Prix again astonished some experts. After switching from Honda to Gresini-Ducati, Marquez was considered one of the potential championship contenders before the start of the season.
The way Marquez performed at the Grand Prix in Aragon also impressed Jack Miller, who described Marquez’s performance as a “lesson” for the rest of the field. “He’s always been the greatest. You only have to look at what he has already achieved,” Miller notes, referring to Marquez’s impressive career.
In Aragon, Marquez won his first MotoGP race since leaving Honda. The entire weekend, the number 93 set the pace when MotoGP visited MotorLand Aragon in late August/early September.
“From the first practice session to the race on Sunday, he taught us a lesson in how to ride at Aragon. It felt like 2015, 2016, 2017, when he kept winning there. It was classic Marc,” Miller recalls.
“It looked like he was in harmony with the bike. On Monday, I watched the sessions again, including the race. I realized that he was in full control,” Miller describes, adding: ‘For the rest of us, that’s scary because we know how dominant he can be when he’s comfortable and healthy.’
Rossi or Marquez? Who is the greatest of all time?
With his comeback after his injury, Marquez has pushed himself to the same level as Valentino Rossi, according to Miller. Miller cannot yet answer the question of which driver is the greatest of all time.
“Marc has his own character, and so does Vale,“ Miller notes. ‘Vale’s time spanned two decades. You have to give Vale credit for how he developed his riding style over the course of his career. He was also very dominant with both the Honda and the Yamaha.’
”Marc’s story is even longer, he hasn’t reached the end yet. Once it’s over, we can decide,” explains Miller. By moving from Gresini-Ducati to the factory team, Márquez has put himself in an ideal position to catch up with Rossi in terms of statistics or even surpass him in 2025 and 2026. Márquez is currently only one title short of Rossi’s tally of nine world championship titles.
