{"id":97355,"date":"2019-03-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre.boxrepsol.com\/uncategorized\/santi-hernandez-i-learn-more-from-marc-than-he-does-from-me\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T14:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T16:06:05","slug":"santi-hernandez-i-learn-more-from-marc-than-he-does-from-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxrepsol.com\/en\/motogp-en\/santi-hernandez-i-learn-more-from-marc-than-he-does-from-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Santi Hern\u00e1ndez: \u201cI learn more from Marc than he does from me\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Marc M\u00e1rquez gets off his bike and sits in the corner of the Repsol Honda Team garage, the first person he talks to is Santi Hern\u00e1ndez. His track engineer since his time in Moto2 was already a premier class title winner with \u00c1lex Crivill\u00e9<\/strong>, with whom he worked as a suspension technician. After the spectacular start to the season in Qatar, Hern\u00e1ndez reviews the first round of the year and explains how the series has evolved.<\/p>\n

[Question] Many know you as Marc M\u00e1rquez\u2019 track engineer, but others may remember you working with \u00c1lex Crivill\u00e9 as a suspension technician. What do you remember about that time? What was it like for a young man in his twenties to work on the Repsol Honda Team?<\/h3>\n

[Answer]<\/strong> I remember it with great fondness. As a child, at home bikes were always around me, and to have the opportunity to work for a team like Repsol Honda, with a rider who had always been an idol for me, means that the first feeling and first memory that I have is of being very nervous, like a fan living a dream. I remember it like that.<\/em><\/p>\n

[Q] The team are celebrating their 25-year anniversary and one of the milestones was the first Spanish 500cc World Champion. What was it like working with Crivill\u00e9 in 1999?<\/h3>\n

[A]<\/strong> I have enjoyed many good moments, but one that I remember as being very positive was working with \u00c1lex Crivill\u00e9: A great rider and, above all, a great person. I remember how well he treated us, how he worked, and especially how he made you feel part of the group. Being able to be part of that team that opened the way for the rest of the riders in MotoGP makes me feel very proud.<\/em><\/p>\n

[Q] Do you miss anything from that time? Has the way of working changed?<\/h3>\n

[A]<\/strong> Yes, it has changed. Everything has evolved. Before there was rivalry, but not so many interests. There was a union of friendship between mechanics, teams and rider, not so much of a rivalry. Nowadays everything has become so professional that the atmosphere is not the same. It was more friendly before, instead of today when everyone is thinking only about the goal, which is to win.<\/em><\/p>\n

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