In 2020, there will be originality in the MotoGP paddock. Two brothers will share the same stable. And not just any one. It is in fact the Repsol Honda team while the drivers are also well known. There we find the captain of the moment Marc Márquez who will see his brother Álex Márquez crowned with his Moto2 title debut in the category. At the Márquez and at Honda, we swear that this rapprochement will have no consequences on the atmosphere and performance. However, we are in a context where, generally, the teammate is the first driver to beat… Giacomo Agostini studied the question and remembered his brother Felice…
Running as a family is something special in a sport where you can’t share success with anyone. So, when you find yourself facing your brother for a place or a victory, how does it happen? We will see it with the brothers Márquez in MotoGP this year. They will be gathered under the Repsol Honda awning, and, a priori, they will not yet play the same level of score.
However, a duel on the track will undoubtedly happen at one point or another. Giacomo Agostini gives an indication of what might happen, remembering shopping with a brother Felice he also committed… “ I had a brother in front of me in the race and I was afraid of overtaking him. I was afraid he might be hurt and thought about what I should have said to our mother if he had fallen.. I was very worried and told him not to enter my category because I didn’t want to spend the duration of the race thinking about his safety. »
An Italian affection that it is difficult not to see shared by Spaniards… It was about Felice Agostini, who raced from 1975 to 1978 doing just three Grands Prix. Two in 250 and 350cc on Yamaha, then in 125 on Morbidelli.