here's a random interview I found of a small Marc in 2009 when he was racing in the 125cc Championship :)
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translation [Spanish – English]:
MM93: "Well, for now it was the first round and... I went out to ride and get the gist of the track and at the moment it's going well for me."
Journalist: "Are you aiming for the podium like recently?"
MM93: "Well... The podium... Here in Albacete is a tough circuit for me and... I will get out to have a good time, to earn experience and to try to get as higher as possible."
J: "Recently you told me that the most important thing is also to study, because otherwise your parents didn't let you ride, how were you doing in studying?"
MM93: "Well, studying... They have always told me that it is important because bikes don't last a lifetime and... For now I'm doing good at it."
Just to stir the pot, Marc hasn’t actually been confirmed to be riding in the factory Ducati team yet, technically anything could still happen, it won’t but it damn well could😏
I mean who knows maybe martin wanted to move to aprilia since ducati started being indecisive and the timing of the autosport article is just so bad it makes marc look like a strategy god and ducati look like pussies lol