It's not that often that Marc Márquez misses a front row at the end of qualifying. He only regrets three occasions since he was in MotoGP not to be delighted to occupy the front row of a starting grid twice in a row. But it happened in Misano and in the dying seconds. Enough to be frustrated. But the championship leader will not stop there.
Marc Márquez therefore had his politeness grilled by a Maverick Vinales who is definitely now subscribing to the outposts. For 62 thousandths he had to leave his place on the front row to better inherit the orders of the second with the two official Ducatis. He comments: “ I obviously always want to be on the front line but if I had a good first run, my second was less good. I found myself in traffic. I couldn't overtake and had to wait. My tire got cold and I couldn't ride the way I wanted to ride ».
Certainly, but MM93 still takes more than half a second compared to Jorge Lorenzo. What to worry about? “ I'm satisfied actually. I expected to be further from the Yamaha ". When FP4, we were able to see a Red fast to say the least thanks to a particular choice of tire. What does a teammate think? Pedrosa who disappointed by settling for eighth position? “ If the track is as hot on Sunday as today, we will take the hard front tire. If it's covered, we'll have to reconsider our situation. Valentino tried the hard rear tire in FP4. He was quick. But we haven't tested it ».
An unknown that adds to a worry: “ we are still experiencing wheelie problems. We are working on the electronics to fix this. Our competitors encounter this problem less because they have more engine torque. But I repeat, we are close. We should not be beaten. There will be better things to do than a third place behind the two Yamahas. If Viñales has a good pace, I think the race will be played out more with the Yamaha and Pedrosa ».
