{"id":97142,"date":"2018-10-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre.boxrepsol.com\/uncategorized\/fujinami-marc-marquez-is-fearless-rider\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T10:35:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T12:35:09","slug":"fujinami-marc-marquez-is-fearless-rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxrepsol.com\/en\/motogp-en\/fujinami-marc-marquez-is-fearless-rider\/","title":{"rendered":"Fujinami: \u201cMarc M\u00e1rquez is a fearless rider\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 38, Takahisa Fujinami continues to compete at the highest level in the Trial World Championship, both on the indoor and outdoor stage. Despite his packed schedule, the Repsol Honda Trial team rider follows the MotoGP World Championship, Marc M\u00e1rquez and Dani Pedrosa closely<\/strong>. In the following interview he talks about this, as well as the similarities between Marc M\u00e1rquez and his own teammate, Toni Bou<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We have seen on your social media that you are a big MotoGP fan. How long have you followed it? Who are your favourite riders?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a long time. Since the 1990s, coinciding with the period in which \u00c1lex Crivill\u00e9 raced. One of my favourite riders has always been Dani Pedrosa, although I also like Marc M\u00e1rquez a lot.<\/p>\n

As a Repsol Honda Team rider, we have seen you spending time with Marc M\u00e1rquez and Dani Pedrosa on several occasions. What would you highlight about them?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marc M\u00e1rquez is a fearless rider with a huge desire to win. Dani Pedrosa had to work hard on his fitness due to his small stature. That forced him to look at the competition in a different way to other riders and, for that reason, I think that he has had a difficult task to face throughout his entire career.<\/p>\n

Did you manage to stay sitting down on the sofa during the last lap of the Thai GP?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No way! On the last three laps of the race, when Marc M\u00e1rquez tried to overtake Andrea Dovizioso, I was very nervous. I couldn\u2019t sit down during such an exciting race!<\/p>\n

We saw Dani Pedrosa near the top positions again. What can we expect from him in the four remaining races?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hopefully Dani will get a podium in the remaining four races before retiring at the end of this year. It was a shame about his crash in the Thai Grand Prix, because he was in a very good position. In recent years he has enjoyed good results in Japan, but I am sure he will get on the podium at Valencia.<\/p>\n

Although you live in Spain, the next MotoGP event is in your \u2018first\u2019 home: Japan. With Dovizioso\u2019s form, Lorenzo\u2019s injury, Rossi and Vi\u00f1ales, the comeback from Dani and Marc\u2019s lead, what can we expect to see at Motegi?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next race at Twin Ring Motegi will be very fun, as Marc will be going for the title. Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo will be very fast because the Ducati is going very well this year. Marc already won the title in Japan two seasons ago and in 2014, so this year we are sure to enjoy a great show.<\/p>\n

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