A “daring” change in his settings during the last day of testing at Losail, the polar opposite of what he used previously, this is the turn that allowed Marc Marquez to raise the bar at the end of fairly average off-season testing. for his level, and thus assert himself as a possible contender for victory on Sunday.
Because beyond his 4th place acquired in the combined three days, his pace during his race simulation is more than eloquent; Marc Marquez has finally returned to the forefront!
However, posting victory objectives could seem pretentious, as Jorge Lorenzo is such a scarecrow at the moment, and Marc Marquez prefers to express himself in the register of caution in his pre-event press release.
Marc Marquez: “The season is finally about to start and I'm looking forward to it. When we came here two weeks ago, we took a big step forward in the setup, at the very end of testing, and I really felt comfortable with the bike, especially in my last run which was quite late in the evening, with dew already beginning to form.
It's positive for the race, even if we are still not where we would like to be, and we still have room to improve the settings.
The Losail track is perhaps not the most favorable of the season for our bike, but in the past we have achieved a podium and a victory here with the RC213V, so we will fight for the best possible result on Sunday.
This year there are some variables that are not yet completely predictable, such as tire wear over the race distance and the behavior of the bike with the new electronics. However, Honda never stops working hard, as does me and the entire team. So I'm positive and looking forward to the action starting! ".
