This year Marc Marquez has changed everything: bike, team and crew chief. After leaving his trusty Santi Hernandez, the Spanish champion in the Gresini box started teaming up with Frankie Carchedi. As the races went on, the two got to know each other and in Aragon they showed what they are capable of doing together.
Aragon was the perfect weekend and all the other riders wondered how Marc was able to make that difference.
"In corner entry and in the way he handles the gas," was Carchedi's response to TNT Sports, "He had a different line and was faster coming out, it was hard to understand how he did it. We found something that gave Marc the confidence to be able to ride with his style. He was able to maintain the lean angle where others found it difficult."
Marquez is not just another rider, and for a technician, there is no better box mate to grow further.
"You always learn. I learned from Diggia and I did from Marc as well, but I don't know if it will happen again. When you work with a rider like him you gain a lot of knowledge," he admitted.
Frankie then explained why success did not come sooner. "We found something in the last few races, but things were not in the right place and I expected something to happen on the last lap," he smiled
While at Aragon "the expectations were that he would do what he did, he was first in every session and a good position on the grid does so much," Frankie continued. "At the Red Bull Ring we could fight, but things were not going the right way. Austin, unfortunately, was early in the season. Now we have a different system for the braking because he's an animal on the brakes.The one we had did not hold up, otherwise the result would have been different. At Sachsenring, starting from the fifth row it was impossible."