During this Australian Grand Prix which he won, Marc Márquez showed both caution at the start of the race, but also bravery and sometimes optimistic attacks a little later, even going so far as to touch Valentino Rossi with his front wheel. A risky maneuver in which he almost lost the race instead of scoring his sixth victory of the year...
Also, at a press conference, the Honda driver announced that he was going to change his attitude for the last two Grands Prix of the season, in order to secure a world title which openly extends its arms to him...
Marc Márquez : “After this race, the victory was important because it was a race more or less like in 2015, with a lot of overtaking. But I'm happier because of this 33-point advantage. It's a big gap but now it's time to breathe, to understand what our options are, where we can fight, in Malaysia or Valencia, to try to score points but without being too aggressive. I took a lot of risks throughout the season, but now it's time to be more patient.
I took a lot of risks at several points in the race and now we have to savor this victory. From tomorrow, we will start thinking about Malaysia. With this gap, which is large but not sufficient, you have to be patient, a bit like in 2016. We now have to be patient because I took a lot of risks during the season, during the tests, during the free practices, but our approach now needs to be a little different and less aggressive. We know Malaysia was a difficult circuit in pre-season but now we have a completely different bike, so we'll see there. But we will try to give our best during practice and then, during the race, we will try to control ourselves a little. »
#AustralianGP MotoGP race ranking:
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 40'49.772 |
| 2 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | +1.799 |
| 3 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | +1.826 |
| 4 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | +1.842 |
| 5 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | +3.845 |
| 6 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | +3.871 |
| 7 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | +5.619 |
| 8 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | +12.208 |
| 9 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | +16.251 |
| 10 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | +16.262 |
| 11 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | +21.652 |
| 12 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | +21.668 |
| 13 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | +21.692 |
| 14 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | +26.110 |
| 15 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | +26.168 |
| 16 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | +26.252 |
| 17 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | +36.377 |
| 18 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | +39.654 |
| 19 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | +40.400 |
| 20 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | +45.901 |
| 21 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | +48.768 |
| 22 | 23 | Broc PARKES | Yamaha | +57.711 |
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| 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 20 lapses |
