Kevin Schwantz Rates Marc Marquez

KEVIN SCHWANTZ RATES MARC MARQUEZ

Not only did MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez have what he called the "perfect weekend" last April at Circuit of The Americas—leading every practice, topping qualifying, and winning the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas-the 21-year-old Spaniard impressed 1993 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz. "At the end of qualify ing," the Texan said, "I watched Marquez come around turn 18, completely off the edge of the bike,

knee on the ground, elbow just about on the ground. “You can see the bike is out of line, and as it starts to get back in line, the white stripe starts to go out of shot. He gets back in the gas and turns it and gets it right back to the white line.” That, Schwantz said, is a classic example of what a great rider does compared to a good rider. “A great rider makes that mistake and realizes it before it causes him any kind of drama "-Matthew Miles