CNN recently sat down with the Marquez family to take an in-depth look at the close personal and working relationship between Marc and Alex Marquez. The interview offered a glimpse into their on-track battles, the mutual respect and the strong family bond between the brother duo who sit one-two in the MotoGP World Championship standings.

The interview begins with Alex Marquez, as the Spanish star opens up on his riding style and the adaptation process when changing from the 2023 to the 2024 Ducati.

"This bike was easy from the first moment, it’s good for my riding style, so I didn’t need to change a lot," Alex explained. "Marc and I were coming from a 2023 bike that was really difficult to ride … last year’s bike was a nightmare on corner entry.

"When you’re on a bike and you’re thinking a lot, you’re slow; when you’re on a bike and you don’t need to change your riding style a lot and you can just build speed, you’re really fast, and this is what the 2024 bike has given to me, it’s better in all the areas, so it’s much easier for me. When you’re enjoying it and you’re fast, it’s easy."

Marc says, even during race weekends, the pair remains close, both on and off the track: "Today, we were having a nice time together in the motorhome, siesta together in the motorhome before FP2 (Free Practice), discussing the front feeling (of the bikes)," he told CNN Sports during a rider briefing at the Italian GP.

"We speak about the feelings on the bike, but in the end, he has his strategy with his chief mechanic, and I have my strategy with my chief mechanic, and different riding styles. In the end, he feels one thing on the bike, I feel another thing, but the lap times are very close."

Later on in the interview, CNN caught up with their father, Julia and discussed the brothers’ relationships on and off the track and the role that he plays in their personal and work life.

"Their personal relationship is very good, but I make sure that I separate their job and being a father. I’m here with them, the relationship is great, but I don’t get involved. Away from the track, it’s different because I can behave like a father."

Head over to CNN to read the article in full, and find out the highs and lows of both Alex and Marc’s careers and the motivational boost that the Marquez brothers gain from racing against each other in the premier class!