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Aprilia's MotoGP boss Massimo Rivola has rated Marc Marquez as the 'favorite' in the fight for the 2026 MotoGP title. Rivola believes Marquez is now the benchmark rider for the 2026 championship battle.
A rival camp's boss going out of his way to name him the favorite — that tells you everything. Having watched this stuff firsthand, calling Marquez the benchmark isn't an exaggeration. From corner entry to exit, everyone else moves around him as the axis. That's probably the shape of 2026 too.
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Being called the favorite and not letting it faze him — that's Marquez's strength
Rivola's the type to speak pretty candidly, so you can take his words at face value
Even being blunt about it, that's kind of an admission of your own side's weakness too
Naming him outright as the favorite — makes you wonder if it's real confidence or nerves
It's a statement from a rival camp, so better to take it with a grain of salt
It's kind of ironic that the Aprilia camp is the one talking up Marquez
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