This weekend, in Germany, there is every chance of seeing a Marc Márquez at the top of the Grand Prix podium. Between the Honda official and the Sachsenring, it is indeed more than love. It's definitely a merger. This track is truly the garden of the six-time winner, a domination which is illustrated as follows: in eight years, he has won eight pole positions and he has achieved results on eight occasions in the race.
This has therefore been going on since well before the MotoGP, that is to say exactly since 2010. Enough to undermine the morale of the opponents who are no longer going to Austin with the flower in their guns, since the Texan site is also the favorite terrain of Marc Márquez. But this influence is not without reason. Here are the secrets, which also say a lot about the man's style.
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First, the Sachsenring is a circuit that runs counterclockwise. A particularity shared with the Dirt Track routes, a discipline that the HRC man loves and practices assiduously. Then, ten of the turns on the site are left. And, Austin, who is in the same situation; showed it: the current teammate of Pedrosa is more comfortable than everyone else in left turns. Add to that a short press of 3671 meters which suits the Spaniard well and you will understand his incredible statistics, enhanced by the lap record of 1'20.366.
In terms of the number of successes at the Sachsenring, Marc Marquez is only preceded by Mike Hailwood et Giacomo Agostini which account for nine and ten victories respectively. And again, it was not on the same circuit, the old one having a different design. The particularity of the current one is that you have to turn left from turn 4 to turn 10 before attacking turn 11 on the right which requires a dizzying blind dive. All with a right side of the tire that has not had time to reach its ideal operating temperature... Hearts up!
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