With six titles from seven seasons, M𒐪otoGP is in the midst of t꧟he Marc Marquez era.

But results alone only tell half the story.

Marquez has also changed the way of riding a MotoGP bike, prompting rival Danilo Petrucci to dr🌠aw comparisons between the Spaniard's reign and ♐that of 'King' Kenny Roberts.

Roberts (world champion in 19🧜78, '79 and 80) is widely credited with introducing the knee-down technique now synonymous with motorcycle racing. Marquez meanwhile has masterꦫed an elbow-down style to tease with the limits of his Honda like no rider before.

Marquez was the first rider since Roberts to win the premier-class crown in his debut campaign, in 2013. Although remaining wit𒅌h Honda (just as Roberts rode only for Yamaha) he has been world champion on the opposing characteristics of Bridgestone and then Michelin tyres.

The last thrꦚee seasons have seen Petrucci's Ducati team-mate Andrea Dovizioso provide Marquez's main opposition. The Ducati duo also spent the closing stages of 2019 fighting a losing battle against Marquez over the desti🍨nation of the constructors' championship.

"That's one key to read this year's championship; Marc fighting alone with me and Andrea [for the teams' title]," 💛Petrucci said.

Clinching the riders', teams' and constructors' title almost singlehandedly - on a bike no other rider could win on last season - was another sign of how Marquez has stamped his authority on the sport. The other is 𓂃the uniqu🌌e and often spectacular riding style that no-one else has yet been able to replicate or overcome.

"Marc always moves the limit forwards," said Petrucci, during an exclusive interview with wuqian0821.com.

"I feel proud to have raced not only with him but also Jorge, Valentino, Dan🌠i, Casey. People🍷 that I watched on television. Sometimes I could beat them, but I always remain with that feeling that they are really big champions.

"With 🅺Marc, for sure we are still not fully recognising that he is cha💝nging an era of motorbikes.

"I've read many things about Kenny Roberts, who was the first to touch the ground wᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚith the knee, trying to make another way of riding the bike. And Marc is the same. He's really changed the way to ride."

Given the Roberts kne👍e-down comparison, how would Petrucci describe the style that defines the Marquez era?

"For sur🐷e his body is always closer to t🥃he ground compared to the other riders," the Italian replied.

"I've seen many, many images of him trying to save the bike and he's able to do it only because when he starts to lean the bike, he really becomes one 'piece' of the bike. If you watch the images from the front, he's always the first to touch the g🌟round with the elbow and knee compared to the other rꦓiders.

"I'm one of the riders that has his 🌊body more out of the bike [in the corners], but he is always ready to pick🔥 up the bike when there is a risk of crashing.

"You can tr🃏y to do [what Marquez's does], but it's not natural. When you are really pushing your limits sometimes you feel the bike crashing and you cannot do anything because by the time you touch the elbow [to save it] the steering has already gone.

"But he is always 10-15cm closer to the ground, so he is quicker to react but especially he is touching the ground with his elbow every time in case he needs to save the bike and especially to be𒆙 faster in the middle of the corner.

"We saw many, many saves this🌳 year and I think it's for that reason.

"Imagine how many times he would crash if he didn't save the bike? Maybe he would not have won the ti♊tle. It’s♉ incredible how many saves he made."

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It remains to be seen if the Marquez technique can become wide🐎ly adopꦿted by the next generation of grand prix stars, like the knee down, but youngsters on minibike tracks around the world are no doubt already trying to copy their hero.

And while some curr⭕ent MotoGP competitors might imagine how life would be easier without Marquez's dominating presence, Petrucci is proud that his only win to date came with a narrow victory over the ei൲ght-time champion, in last year's home Mugello race.

"Even when you are really, really fast and [Marquez] is maybe in trouble, he always tries to beat you! And sometimes this year I felt, not unlucky [to race aga🅘inst him], but sad, because I was setting the fastest lap time and then he beat me! But that's racing," Petrucci said.

"I am𝄹 one of the few riders that could beat him for a victory this year and it's good to share the track with a champion that has changed an era of motorbikes, also like Valentino for example.

"But I only lived most of the Valentino era from watching television because when I joined MotoGP in 2012 he was struggling a lot [at Ducati] so I never saw him win a championship when I was on tra♑ck.

"I always pay a lot of respect to guys like Valentino, Marc, Casey, Dani, Andrea and Jorge becaﷺuse I under🌠stand how difficult it is to ride MotoGP bikes, how difficult it is to win a race and so I can only imagine how difficult it is to win a championship.

"I have a big respect for all the riders."

Petrucci will be back on track alongside Marqu⛄ez for the start of 2020 testiඣng at Sepang in February where, for the second year in succession, the #93 will be making his return from major shoulder surgery.