MotoGP title was ‘an impossible dream’ for Marquez

After suffering a terrible run of injuries that made him consider quitting the sport, Marc Marquez claims winning his seventh MotoGP world championship at the weekend was “impossible” to predict.

Marquez, 32, placed second in Japan for Ducati, moving him to seven top-class victories behind Valentino Rossi.

Many people had anticipated him to hold when he overran the sport in his 20s, winning six titles between 2013 and 2019 for the Repsol Honda team.

The Spaniard then experienced the devil of motorcycle racing.

Prior to this year, he only managed to win one race while recovering from numerous injuries, winning six total in five seasons.

He declared, “I feel very happy and at peace with myself.”

I was fighting against myself because it was a long journey from 2020, full of ups and downs, and injuries.

Marquez broke his arm at the start of the 2020 season, which required four operations over the course of two years.

A severe concussion was the result of a motocross collision in 2021.

Due to having double vision the following year, he was forced to miss numerous races, and in 2023 he broke his ankle, ribs, and fingers.

He acknowledges that he was on the verge of leaving the sport and that a seventh title was not on his radar.

Marquez has since resurrected since Ducati’s 2024 season. He won 11 races this year, finishing third overall, with his brother Alex in second place, and he did it last year.

The most challenging challenge of my career came with this title. He said, “It was impossible to believe I could win once more.”

“I was considering stopping my career in 2023 and 2022. The next objective will now be to fight for a championship in 2026.

The biggest challenge, in my opinion, has already been overcome.