It's now official since this last Grand Prix in Austin. When Marc Marquez tells us that he is there to be wise and take the measure of his return to competition after an injury, it's a flute... Before embarking on his Texan rodeo, returning from his third diplopia, he had thus declared: “ after a weekend like in Indonesia and a two-week break, it's surprising and important that I can still participate in this Grand Prix. This is why you should not expect me to approach this Grand Prix in 'attack mode' ". Words that make you smile after his fantastic ride in this fourth round of the MotoGP championship of the year…
It must also be said that the Honda had pissed off our Marc Marquez. Known for catapulting herself with force from her starting position, she instead went out at the same time as the red lights, leaving the eight-time world champion last at the first corner... An inconceivable position for Marc Marquez who then pulled out all the stops.
He moved up, hold on, from 24th to sixth place. A feat that will be remembered for a long time. After that, the Catalan was received in his box with the applause and affection of his entire team. And he finally told the truth… “ I never like to say it, but the pace was to win or fight for victory, to be on the podium for sure. But when it doesn't want to, it doesn't want to... We had a mechanical problem with the bike. Honda investigating what happened because I was already on the starting grid, I saw a strange message on the screen. From the start to the first corner, the bike was not going well. Then after the first turn everything returned to normal, and our race began, our return ».
Marc Marquez: “ I leave here with a very high level of confidence, which is the most important«
A constant attack that he appreciated: “ I really liked it, but I'm also a little disappointed with the result.. We were fast and if I hadn't gotten off to a bad start, victory was possible. The bike ran well after the initial problems. I made a few mistakes while overtaking, but I leave here with a very high level of confidence, which is the most important thing ". He adds : " here, overtaking is complicated, but I was able to fight with Fabio. I was physically exhausted, but I managed to keep the position ».
Now, head to Portimao. “ It's time to go home and rest to prepare for Portimao after a stressful few weeks. We don't want to set goals, we just want to continue working as we have done so far and understand what our current level is ". A modesty that is hard to take seriously after this Texas rodeo.
Results of the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin:
Classification credit: MotoGP.com
