It is therefore not to Assen that Marc Márquez has returned to a victory which has eluded him since the meeting in Austin. But he nevertheless continues to play placed and respect his subscription on the podium. For the moment, the World Champion must hunker down and take as many points as he can, before things get better.
Car Marc Marquez don't hide it: it's not that yet. We still need to work on this RC213V and Crutchlow was put on his side for that. A Briton who annoyed him at the end of the race, without depriving him of the last step of the Dutch podium…
Here he is now fourth in the championship, eleven points behind the new leader. Dovizioso. Because Casa Particular in Viñales fell… The last meeting before the summer break which will be pronounced at the Sachsenring next weekend promises to be hot… “ I expected the Yamahas to have an advantage over us here” admits MM93. “My Honda was not stable at all and when it started raining it became very difficult to ride. I had to manage the crisis, I almost fell ».
On the limit! BIG front end slide for #MM93 at the final corner…
Pushing hard to keep on #JZ5's tail! #DutchGP pic.twitter.com/lshuVbPyAC
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) June 25, 2017
A fall which could have occurred at the start of the race while trying to follow zarco. But the 24-year-old Spaniard made a miraculous recovery again… “ In these circumstances, the podium was the most I could hope for. We are having a difficult season and so every result counts. I know that we can progress more than this and what is in development, and much better results are certain ».
But in the meantime, you have to be patient: “ Next week we have a new opportunity on the Sachsenring. It's not one of my favorite tracks, but the Honda has always behaved well there. There will be a new coating and we will see what it brings to the clock. It will be a new adventure ". Michelin probably thinks the same…
#DutchGP MotoGP: Race Ranking
1. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 41m 41.149s
2. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 41m 41.212s
3.
Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 41m 46.350s
4. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 41m 46.392s
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 41m 46.476s
6. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 42m 4.539s
7. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 42m 18.131s
8. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 42m 18.207s
9. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
42m 18.315s
10. Alex Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 42m 43.078s
11. Espargaro Pol ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 42m 50.533s
12. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 42m 51.270s
13. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)
42m 51.493s
14. Johann zarco ENG Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*
43m 16.804s
15. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17)
+1 lap
16. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) +1 lap
17. alex rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* +1 lap
Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16)
DNF
Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) DNF
Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16)
DNF
Maverick Vinales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)
DNF
Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*
DNF
Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*
DNF
