Trash-talking normally doesn’t happen in MotoGP, at least not to the extent that NASCAR does it. But MotoGP is still a popular sport with a global audience and the media plays its part in drumming up interest leading up to a race.
Even riders, whether consciously or not, contribute to the increasing media mileage by saying things that can be misconstrued as trash-talking. Take for example reigning MotoGP Champion Marc Marquez’s recent comments about which team he thinks is a real threat and which team he thinks is more of a pretender than anything else.
Speaking to MotoGP.com, Marquez busted out some bulletin board material by calling Yamaha as Honda’s biggest rival to the title and dropping the mike on Ducati as a “non-threat” to the championship, despite the team’s impressive showing in pre-season test sessions.
Apparently, the two-time defending champ isn’t ready to consider Ducati a real rival, telling the series’ official website that the Italian racing team essentially has a habit of shooting itself in the foot at crucial times in the season. Whether you agree with his statement or not is a whole different topic for another day but it does remind you of two words commonly said when a comment like this hits the wire.
Shots fired!
His words won’t sit well with the folks over at Ducati, that much I can tell you. The opening round of the 2015 MotoGP season will begin this weekend as Marquez begins his campaign to win the title for a third consecutive year at the Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar.
For now, though, let the trash-talking begin.
Continue reading to read more about Marc Marquez’s comments about who he thinks is his real competition .
Marc Marquez Tabs Yamaha As Biggest MotoGP Threat originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 24 March 2015 12:00 EST.
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