{"id":3058,"date":"2026-09-30T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3058"},"modified":"2026-09-30T13:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:35:57","slug":"marc-marquez-explains-why-he-appreciates-dani-pedrosa-more-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/marc-marquez-explains-why-he-appreciates-dani-pedrosa-more-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc M\u00e1rquez explains why he appreciates Dani Pedrosa more than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>M\u00e1rquez says reduced strength has increased his appreciation of Pedrosa\u2019s achievements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The former Honda teammates shared a garage from 2013 to 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pedrosa won 31 premier-class races and remains an influential figure as a KTM test rider.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc M\u00e1rquez says his own physical limitations have given him a deeper appreciation of Dani Pedrosa, whose technique allowed him to compete against the best riders in <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/\">MotoGP<\/a> despite a significant disadvantage in size and strength. For the Ducati rider, experiencing reduced strength himself has made his former Honda teammate\u2019s achievements even more impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments feature in <em>DAZN\u2019s DECODED<\/em> documentary dedicated to Pedrosa. Released in September, the episode examines his career through contributions from former rivals and people who worked closely with him, including M\u00e1rquez, Jorge Lorenzo and Alberto Puig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow that I have less strength, I appreciate Pedrosa even more,\u201d M\u00e1rquez said, as reported by <em>GPOne<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez and Pedrosa shared Honda\u2019s factory garage from 2013 to 2018. That gave M\u00e1rquez six seasons to study how his teammate controlled the bike, managed its demands and produced race-winning speed against physically larger opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Pedrosa\u2019s technique means more to M\u00e1rquez now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez\u2019s assessment centres on the skill required to compensate for physical limitations. He believes Pedrosa\u2019s precision allowed him to achieve things on a premier-class motorcycle that another rider could not simply reproduce through greater strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comparison has become more personal as M\u00e1rquez has adapted his own riding following years of injuries and recovery. In an interview published in July, he explained that reduced strength in his right arm had also increased the workload on his left, illustrating the compromises involved in remaining competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That experience gives a different meaning to what he watched Pedrosa do at Honda. M\u00e1rquez remembers following him as an opportunity to study the bike\u2019s behaviour and learn from a rider whose control depended heavily on technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pedrosa\u2019s influence has continued beyond their years as teammates. M\u00e1rquez says he still turns to him for guidance when they meet in the paddock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhenever I see him, I try to ask him for advice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A missing MotoGP title does not define Pedrosa\u2019s talent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pedrosa won 31 premier-class Grands Prix but never secured the MotoGP championship. His career overlapped with Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner, Lorenzo and M\u00e1rquez, placing him against several of the most successful riders in the sport\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For M\u00e1rquez, that missing title creates an incomplete picture of his former teammate\u2019s ability. In the documentary, he argues that championship records do not always reflect the relative talent of the riders who produced them and considers Pedrosa\u2019s failure to win the premier-class crown particularly unfair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pedrosa nevertheless won three world championships before moving into MotoGP: the 125cc title in 2003 and successive 250cc crowns in 2004 and 2005. Across the categories, he recorded at least one victory in 16 consecutive seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pedrosa\u2019s influence continues at KTM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After ending his full-time MotoGP career in 2018, Pedrosa moved into testing with KTM. His work now includes helping develop the manufacturer\u2019s motorcycle for the 850cc regulations arriving in 2027, alongside Pol Espargar\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The role keeps the qualities praised by M\u00e1rquez relevant to the current championship. His ability to identify how a motorcycle behaves and communicate what a rider needs remains valuable long after his final full season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For M\u00e1rquez, the respect is both professional and personal: Pedrosa was a rival he studied at Honda and remains someone whose advice he seeks today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MotoGP today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why was Diogo Moreira promoted to second in the Japanese MotoGP Sprint?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreira crossed the line fourth but moved to second after Jorge Mart\u00edn and Enea Bastianini each received a drop-one-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the final lap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How far behind Jorge Mart\u00edn is Marc M\u00e1rquez?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez trails Mart\u00edn by <strong>seven points<\/strong> after winning the Japanese Sprint. Mart\u00edn leads with 313 points, ahead of M\u00e1rquez on 306. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What time does the Japanese MotoGP race start?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race starts on <strong>Sunday, 4 October, at 14:00 JST<\/strong>: <strong>06:00 BST<\/strong> in the UK, <strong>01:00 EDT<\/strong> in eastern US and Canada, <strong>10:30 IST<\/strong> in India and <strong>16:00 AEDT<\/strong> in Sydney and Melbourne. On the US and Canadian west coast, it starts at <strong>22:00 PDT on Saturday, 3 October<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does Marc M\u00e1rquez appreciate Dani Pedrosa more now?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1rquez says experiencing reduced physical strength himself has deepened his appreciation of the technique Pedrosa used to overcome his physical disadvantages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His own physical limitations have given M\u00e1rquez a deeper understanding of his former Honda teammate\u2019s technique \u2014 and why Pedrosa\u2019s ability deserves recognition beyond his championship record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1010203101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Marc M\u00e1rquez and Dani Pedrosa","42wp_featured_image_credits":"AFP","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":36,"location":""}],"footnotes":"","42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[38],"tags":[659,35,104,32],"42wp_author":[36],"class_list":["post-3058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp","tag-dani-pedrosa","tag-honda","tag-marc-marquez","tag-motogp","42wp_author-juliana-tesser"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3060,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3058\/revisions\/3060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1010203101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3058"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=3058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}