Alex Marquez arrives in Brno for the Czech Republic Grand Prix with the status of best beginner after two contested meetings. A ranking acquired thanks to regularity, because in terms of speed, it is rather Brad Binder on his KTM that we think of. That being said, only the result counts and the 2019 Moto2 World Champion does not steal his ranking just as he did not steal his place at Repsol Honda. A team where he already finds himself leader, due to the worsening of his brother's injury, to which he returns...
Insurance companies will tell you: most injuries happen in domestic accidents. We can take all the risks on the track, drive at crazy speeds and find ourselves in the most improbable positions, it is still in our house while carrying out the gestures of daily life that we are most at risk of being hurt. wrong.
In the case of Marc Marquez, it's a bit special, because the eight-time World Champion has multiplied the opportunities to get there. By sacrificing everything to his job first, then by wanting... Take the dogs out! Alex Marquez, his roommate, explains how this famous titanium plate moved, requiring a new operation on his humerus: “ What happened to Marc can happen in any house. He woke up to take the dogs out and went to open a fairly large window which gives access to the patio and when he opened his plate broke ».
“He woke me up and I realized something had broken.”
« He woke me and the physio, and I already knew he had broken something because his arm was moving. It was Monday morning, Emilio Alzamora was called to Dr. Mir and they immediately went to Barcelona. This seems like a very strange situation, but it can happen in any home » commented the double Moto2 and Moto3 world champion.
About his first two Grands Prix in MotoGP, both at Jerez and finished with a twelfth and an eighth place, the youngest of Márquez said: “ I am a driver who takes the time to adapt to a new category, and after so many months of absence a little more. It's difficult to draw conclusions with these two races because they were a bit special, but I'm happy because in the first two races there was a constant evolution and we didn't stagnate. The goal in Brno is to try to be closer to the lead, because it's also a circuit I'm good at ».
He assures that he feels comfortable in the Repsol Honda box: “ I know where I am, and I know I'm a rookie. I don't look at anyone and at the same time I look at everyone because I'm the first to want to be faster, but I'm a calm pilot, I like to progress on solid foundations. We improved during two races and that's good. There is progress, every day I feel better with the bike and we know the two aspects that need to be improved now: qualifying and not losing so much time in the first laps ».
Alex Marquez finished : " Last year I won on this track and in Moto2 and Moto3 I did well. I have never hidden that it is my favorite circuit. I'm doing well here, but this year I'm in another category, where the way the bike and the tires work here has more influence. In any case, if I start well, I must try to take advantage of it ».
