Dani Pedrosa once tried to send Marc Marquez a ‘warning’ during his rookie MotoGP campaign after Aragon incident

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Marc Marquez’s MotoGP racecraft and approach hasn’t changed too much through the years.

The six-time champion is an aggressive rider with a winning mindset. He displayed it throughout his dominant years at Honda between 2013 and 2019.

While the new Marquez is a little calmer at Ducati, he is equally as feared by his opponents who are aware of his generational talents.

MotoGP fans love Marquez’s ‘stratospheric’ change for 2025, as he has brought delight to his new team following a move from Gresini over the winter.

Marquez feels like Ayrton Senna on a bike, and he performs much like the Brazilian legend did too. His presence on the grid is almighty.

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Dani Pedrosa tried to send Marc Marquez a ‘warning’ for contact during 2013 MotoGP season

Winning can sometimes come at a cost. During his rookie MotoGP season, the Spaniard burst onto the scene and applied pressure to his rivals from day one.

Following contact with teammate Dani Pedrosa in Aragon, his fellow countryman and teammate sent him a warning over his antics.

“A lot of experienced riders like myself have been trying to calm down others with less experience, but in this case, as usual, they have looked the other way,” he said, according to Autosport.

“The ones who have been warning about this over the years, like Jorge or me, also know how to race over the limit, and everything is fine.”

Following his Aragon retirement, Pedrosa would bounce back with a win at the following round in Malaysia, but would end up falling 34 points short of the title in third place.

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What happened to Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa after the 2013 MotoGP season?

Following a triumphant rookie season in 2013, Marquez opened his account in 2014 with 10 consecutive victories. He only won three of the final eight races, but still claimed the title in dominant fashion.

Pedrosa was the first rider other than Marquez to win that season at Brno and it would end up being his only win in 2014.

By then, he was past his best, as Marquez was just about beginning to hit form. His peak arguably came during the 2019 season.

He failed to finish lower than second (retired at COTA) and racked up a mammoth 420 points on his way to a sixth title in seven seasons.