Marc Marquez arrives on his Catalan lands as leader of the MotoGP world championship. But for all that, his brilliance took a hit during the last meeting at Mugello. From Italy, he actually left empty-handed after a fall during the Grand Prix. A mistake which closed the ranks at the top of the general classification, while giving hope to opponents who had until then been willing to resign themselves to the domination of the official Honda.
But hope returned so that he who learned that Jorge Lorenzo would be his teammate in 2019 and 2020 must once again show who is boss. The Montmelo route can allow it. However, he insists that he has changed somewhat: “ I'm always very happy to go racing in front of the Spanish fans. I hope that I will be able to give them a great show because the atmosphere that reigns in Catalonia always gives me additional motivation ».
« A few weeks ago, we were able to do tests on the circuit in order to familiarize ourselves with the new design and the new surface of the track. The grip has improved a lot, but it will be necessary to take into account that the passage of Formula 1 will have created bumps in the braking zones ».
But it’s not just that: “ the particularity of the circuit is also to have fairly high vibrators inside the curves. You must therefore adapt your driving to this particularity, and it is not that simple ».
