What a weekend for Marc Márquez! Six falls in three days and even a bowl in the stands. You have to have morale of steel to continue doing your job after such a series in MotoGP. Moreover, the brother of Alex who triumphed in Moto2, thought for a while of coming home. But the team got him back in the saddle and he said to himself that winning would be like thumbing his nose at this bad series. Mission almost accomplished...
Almost, because there was a Andrea Dovizioso which was revealed during this race spent braving a track heated to 54°. The reigning World Champion explains: “ this weekend was really difficult. It was hard on the mind and complicated on the sensations side. After six falls, things weren't easy. Saturday, especially, was trying. I got up this morning telling myself that this time, this day will be good, then I fell in the pits and I crashed on the track ».
« There, I wondered what was happening to me. I wanted to go home. But my team convinced me that I was still the Márquez of Austin and the one from last season.” A force of persuasion that bore fruit: “I never gave up. When Petrucci hit me at the start, I had doubts about the continuation of my black series but I remained calm and I controlled ».
« I first thought that this race was for my teammate Pedrosa, but when I saw that Dovizioso was keeping the pace behind him, I understood that he was the favorite. He drove very well. We were losing on the straights and gaining nothing on him in the corners. When I overtook Dani, I attacked to catch up with him but after three laps I understood that it would be impossible and that it was better to secure 20 points. But the goal was to win ».
To ward off fate, Marc Márquez simulated a fall both in parc ferme and on the podium. An appreciated touch of humor: “ My fall in the pits is my sole responsibility. I didn't see the pitcher with the helmet and my mind was already on track ».
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Marc Márquez, before the Dutch Grand Prix in two weeks, is third overall, 23 points behind Vinales the leader, and 16 lengths behind the winner of the day at the Ducati. “ This championship is like Russian roulette, you don't know what to expect next. You have to stay focused and give 100%"...
#CatalanGP: MotoGP Ranking
| 1 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 44'41.518 |
| 2 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | +3.544 |
| 3 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | +6.774 |
| 4 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | +9.608 |
| 5 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | +13.838 |
| 6 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | +13.921 |
| 7 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | +16.763 |
| 8 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | +20.821 |
| 9 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | +23.952 |
| 10 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | +24.189 |
| 11 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | +28.329 |
| 12 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | +33.281 |
| 13 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | +35.200 |
| 14 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | +39.436 |
| 15 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | +40.872 |
| 16 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | +43.221 |
| 17 | 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Suzuki | +44.655 |
| 18 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | +48.993 |
| 19 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | +55.492 |
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| 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 2 lapses | |
| 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 12 lapses | |
| 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 18 lapses |
