No time to breathe Marc Márquez, and that is undoubtedly fortunate for the Honda official. Because the succession of deadlines prevents him from ruminating about his fate. And it's enough to make you spleen. After a sixth place at Mugello, he is now in fourth place in the championship, with the same 68 points as his teammate Pedrosa. Certainly, but that makes a liability of 37 points on the championship leader Viñales. Which is starting to do a lot...
To be honest, in Catalonia, this weekend, it would be good for MM93 to rediscover the taste of victory lost since last April and the Austin escapade. Catalonia is not a hostile land for the five-time winner. He won in 125cc and once, in MotoGP, during his prolific 2014 season. Two podiums in Moto2 and two others in MotoGP, including second position in 2016, show that the native of Cervera likes it there.
In recent days, he was able to do tests there with the new Michelin front tire, which also allowed him to appreciate a new chicane that the Honda competition despises. He will have to take advantage of these elements to play what looks like his last chance to preserve his world crown.
« I am happy to return after only a few days to the competition. In Mugello, we limited the damage, but we need to do much better. The tests carried out in Catalonia went well. We found promising settings on the bike ».
On the new route, he comments: “ it will be a new challenge, the new chicane is interesting and I am curious to see what it will be like. The first three sectors have not changed, but the last one has. I like this new chicane, it's something unique ».
An opinion which is far from being shared, and in particular by a Jorge Lorenzo convinced that it was designed for the short Honda…
