If there is a track that Marc Marquez likes as much as Sachsenring on which he has already triumphed this year, it is that of Austin, Texas. It is precisely this site which will be the scene of this weekend's Grand Prix of the Americas. The Honda official will therefore be considered as a serious candidate for victory, despite his physical condition which is still questionable. He obviously knows all this but first approaches the deadline with the idea that he will find a friendly circuit.
And if this Texan track suits it so well, it is because it is made like this: the “Circuit of the Americas” which we identify with the abbreviation COTA, was built according to the plans of the famous F1 architect Hermann Tilke , and it is included in the calendar of the world championship of MotoGP since 2013. The 5,513 km route is traveled in a counterclockwise direction. It has eleven left turns and nine right turns creating a difference in altitude of almost 41 m. The longest straight line measures 1 m.
Marc Márquez has solid statistics Texas. He has been in pole position in every edition so far, and for a long time he was also undefeated in racing. However, the winning streak ended on April 14, 2019, when the Repsol Honda rider fell while in the lead, providing an opportunity for the Suzuki factory rider alex rins. After two and a half years, the 28-year-old Spaniard is offered the opportunity to resume his winning streak at the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas.
Marc Marquez: “ it's a route where I've had a lot of success but this year is a little different«
« I can't wait to be in Austin and we're getting there after two good races, in Aragon and then in Misano » comments Marc Marquez. " It's a track that I like and in the past we've had a lot of success but this year is a little different with our situation arriving there. As always, it will be important to build this weekend and see how we position ourselves on Sunday morning. At any rate, it will be great to come back because it's a race that I always really enjoy ».
His teammate Pol Espargaro has participated in the Grand Prix of the Americas seven times, but one of them which was the inaugural event, was in the Moto2 category. For his first year as a Repsol Honda team rider, he will continue to work to adapt to the RC213V: “ after a good test, I'm excited to head to Austin, it's a fun circuit to ride and it will be great to see more MotoGP fans outside of Europe ».
He finishes : " We discovered some things during testing at Misano and Austin will be a good place to try them because it's a circuit with a lot of variety. I've had a few top 10s there in the past, so hopefully we can build on that this weekend ».
