Marquez is ready to vroom

Bengaluru, August 1: As the MotoGP season is set to resume after the summer break on Sunday (August 6) with the Czech Grand Prix in Brno, champion Marc Marquez is confidence personified.

The Repsol Honda driver leads the championship with 129 points, five ahead of his nearest rival - Maverick Vinales of Yamaha - while Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso is third with 123 points.

Marc Marquez celebrates after his recent win at the German MotoGP

Following a four-week break, the Spaniard feels fresh and is raring to go in a season which has been one of the most exciting in recent times with five different riders triumphing in nine races so far.

"I enjoyed having time to rest and go to the sea with some friends, but I also used this long summer break to train for the second part of the championship. Such a close season is exciting but also very demanding, meaning that you have to always keep your concentration high and try to constantly be at the best level possible, adapting to every situation," said Marquez, who won in America and Germany this season and is well on course to clinch his fourth world title.

The 24-year-old has a good record at the Brno circuit where he holds the pole record of 1'54.596. He has also notched up two wins at the circuit (MotoGP 2013, Moto2 2012 ) and has three podium finishes as well.

In between the month-long summer break, Marquez did a private testing at Brno on July 17 and 18 and was banking on the positives.

"It was good to do testing at Brno during the summer break as it allowed us to work on the bike and stay focused on the job. Brno is a nice track but one of the most demanding, with many changes of direction and uphill and downhill sections.

"We'll try to make the best of the work we've done during the test and to prepare to fight for the podium on Sunday," Marquez added.

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