Drivers and teams – Marc Marquez and Lewis Hamilton ready for a MotoGP-F1 duel! –

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Marc Marquez and Lewis Hamilton ready for MotoGP / F1 duel !

Drivers and teams - Marc Marquez and Lewis Hamilton ready for a MotoGP-F1 duel! -

Marc Marquez and Lewis Hamilton, currently at the top of MotoGP and Formula 1, have in common five world titles and the pole position record in their respective premier class. Pitting them against each other by car then by motorbike would give rise to an exceptional duel… which interests the two reigning champions !

With six victories in twelve races, Marc Marquez rushes at only 26 to his sixth title in the premier class and can boast since the British GP of his staggering 50% pole position in MotoGP, with 60 pole for 120 departures !

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And it is precisely at Silverstone that the official Honda rider launched in the Daily Mail a not trivial challenge to another champion of his caliber: the British Lewis Hamilton, defending champion in Formula 1 and broad dominator this season with already eight wins in twelve races.

"We could organize a face to face, first at the wheel of an F1, then on a motorcycle because I know he does", imagines Marquez in reference to Hamilton’s passion for two-wheelers in general. and the speed bike in particular…

Recall that the 34-year-old racing driver – who gave his name to the MV Agusta limited series – had tried with Lowes and Van der Mark. An experience he would have done remarkably well according to the official Yamaha riders, impressed by his astonishing absence of fear..

  • MNC of 3 December 2018 : Lewis Hamilton on the handlebars of a Yamaha R1 at the Jerez circuit 

"I sometimes talk to him through social media and to my knowledge he is doing pretty well," confirms Marc Marquez, "so I can’t wait to even have the opportunity to meet him".

"Let’s go my brother!"

This exciting proposal – relayed by the HRC on twitter! – has not fallen on deaf ears: Lewis Hamilton, also record holder of pole positions in F1 (86 for 238 starts), says he is ready to take up this unprecedented challenge on two and four wheels.

"Let’s go my brother: I can’t wait for us to meet and race together!" Replied the British champion on Instagram, who has already expressed his desire to test a MotoGP on several occasions..

Request so far rejected for security and commercial reasons: Hamilton’s entourage refuses to see him run the risk of orbiting on a 275 hp motorcycle, while all MotoGP manufacturers do not want – or can not – associate their image with the Mercedes-AMG group.

  • MNC Live : Marquez drives Formula 1 at the Red Bull Ring 

Marc Marquez would therefore start with an advantage: the Spanish champion already had 40 laps in Austria last year through Red Bull, along with his former teammate Dani Pedrosa..

Drivers and teams - Marc Marquez and Lewis Hamilton ready for a MotoGP-F1 duel! -

Another advantage in favor of the native of Cervera: going very fast on a motorbike is difficult for a layman due to lack of margin for error. Shooting straight without risk for his physical integrity is possible with a Formula 1, not with a MotoGP: Hamilton, despite all his talent, will inevitably come up against this aspect !

Such a face to face would nevertheless be extremely exciting to follow … if the two pilots really had free rein. Unfortunately, because of their value in the eyes of their employers and sponsors, this hypothetical "Marquez-Hamilton" duel could ultimately only be a controlled communication operation on all sides….

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