Tech3 team principal Guenther Steiner compared Marc Márquez to Lewis Hamilton. The former Haas Formula 1 team principal noted that, much like the Briton, the Ducati rider excels not only at being fast when needed, but also at managing his public image.
Márquez and Hamilton each boast seven World Championship titles at the pinnacle of their respective sports. The driver of the #93 secured his seventh MotoGP crown last year, bringing an end to a four-year ordeal following a fracture to his right arm.
Hamilton, meanwhile, claimed his seventh Formula 1 World Championship in 2020, matching Michael Schumacher’s all-time title record.
When asked by Italian publication Motosprint which F1 driver reminded him most of Marc Márquez, Steiner replied: “It’s difficult because no one has ever asked me that before.”
“He seems a bit like Hamilton to me, considering he’s very good at being fast when necessary, but also at managing his image,” he pointed out. “He doesn’t control it quite like Lewis—because Lewis is one of a kind—but he’s good at it and, obviously, has won a lot,” he added.
Now leading Tech3, Steiner previously spent ten years in F1 at the helm of Haas.
MotoGP is in the final days of its summer break and will return to action from August 7 to 9 for the British GP, the 12th round of the 2026 season.
