The lanterns of the Teruel Grand Prix which marked the second visit in two weekends of MotoGP to the Aragon track are cooling. But tempers remain heated, firebrands of discord that we may have to watch in Valencia in two weeks. Take the case of Alex Marquez. He apparently has a grudge against Johann Zarco who did not submit quickly enough to his taste in racing...
Obviously Johann zarco has difficulty making friends on the track. It must be said, in its defense, that the place is not made for that. HAS Brno, he suffered the wrath of Pol Espargaro, in Austria, he got the whole clan Red on my back and now Aragon, he was under criticism fromAlex Marquez who built up great confidence in two Grands Prix, in France and Aragon, before chipping away at it a little during the third, in Teruel.
During this race, he actually fell after two consecutive podiums marked by as many second places. A beginner's mistake he first admitted. But with time, memories become clearer. And if his misfortune had come from Johann zarco ?
In the first part of the race, the Frenchman, who will remain the savior of the Italian manufacturer in this tenth round of the season, was clinging to third place. Then his GP19 logically began to weaken. Joan mir et Alex Marquez, joined him.
“He wasted my time unnecessarily”
The double World Champion was struck down quite quickly by the Suzuki of the world championship leader. But he made a point of offering good resistance to Honda Repsol of the rookie. A feat of arms which surpassed the brother of whom you know. Who, once the obstacle of Ducati Avintia passed, fell while trying to rush Joan mir...
On this fact of racing, Alex Marquez clarified: “ Johann wasn't very intelligent in my opinion. Because he wasted so much time unnecessarily. When he found himself in a fight with Mir, he did not think of hindering him in the slightest and let him escape, but with me he behaved in the opposite way, despite a faster pace than him. Eventually I managed to pass him, but then fell trying to pick up Mir ».
Johann zarco remained on his wheels to snatch at the last minute a fifth place coveted by the KTM Tech3 de Miguel Oliveira. It will be recalled that during the test sessions, there had already been a little something between the tricolor and the Spaniard…
