With MotoGP making tentative plans to return to the track at the end of July, reigning world champion Marc Marquez spoke to CNN’s Christina MacFarlane from his parents’ home in Cervera, Spain. Marquez talked about life under lockdown with his Moto2 world champion brother — and now teammate — Alex, and the challenges of life on the edge as a rider in the 220mph world of MotoGP. Excerpts: Q: On the MotoGP season start being postponed: A: “When I first saw that, I thought [because I was recovering from injury] it was okay for me, it’s good news... [But then] I realized after two or three weeks that Coronavirus was such a big problem for the world... now if I [could] come back, I would like to start the season, even if I was not one hundred percent.” Q: On his mother, Roser, and her feelings about him and brother Alex racing together in MotoGP: A: “In the beginning she was scared that we are riding on the same team... But now she"s happy, because last year, she was nervous [about] two races, in Moto2 and MotoGP...we are speaking a lot these days, and she says ‘I want to know, what is the feeling when Marc and Alex race at the same time’.” Q: On quarantine life at home: A: “I tried to cook a little bit, some pizza, with my hands. But the experience was not the best one, Look, look at this, I mean, I burned my arm! So, it was not, the experience was not so good!” “My mom tried to teach me something because, she says ‘you"re 27 years old. I mean, sooner or later you will live alone!’” Q: On battling with brother Alex in virtual MotoGP races on the PlayStation: A: “In the PlayStation he beats me all the time, I mean, always: in a soccer game, in a MotoGP game, in a Formula One game, I mean, all the time he beats me... but it"s something, you know, he"s younger, he’s got more time to play, you know? I"m a little bit more busy!” “I practice now, I promise you that I"m practicing a lot because we have the next race; but I"m half second slower than him...I"m pushing more the accelerator and everything on the throttle. But it’s not working!” Q: On how to prepare for crashes in MotoGP: A: “(People often ask) are you training, or how can you train for when you crash? It"s impossible...we just try to prepare our bodies. For example, now that we are at home, we are stretching, stretching a lot. Because it"s something important, to work the muscles. And then you need to realize that you are a professional rider, and you need to take the risk.” — CNN