Alex Marquez had started the Australian Grand Prix weekend with plenty of promise, setting an excellent second fastest time in Friday practice. However, Sunday was marred by complications from the start, with a first-turn collision and a long-lap penalty to serve from the Japanese Grand Prix. The Spaniard never managed to find his early pace and finished the race in a modest 15th position.
« My plan was to get a good start, which I did. ", commented Alex after the race. But from the first turn, I felt a touch on the back and my suit was marked by the rubber of a tire. It's racing, the first corners are always intense. Then I was last, I moved up two or three places, but the long lap sent me back to the back of the pack again. It was difficult »
Despite a promising start to the weekend, Alex admits that expectations were not met: " we started very well, but we have stagnated. I think we are very close to taking a new step. to regain confidence. We are coming from a bad streak, with many unforeseen things like in Indonesia or Misano. We have to overcome these obstacles and try to be stronger for the last three races. »
Alex Marquez: “ The goal is to leave with better feelings from Thailand and Malaysia »
Alex's race was also complicated by a problem that befell his brother Marc at the start, which added to the confusion at the first corner: " This had already happened to me in Aragon with Pecco Bagnaia and today with Marc. Sometimes it goes well, sometimes it doesn't go well at all »
Despite his setbacks, the pilot Gresini Ducati remains optimistic about the rest of the season: " We still have to figure out what went wrong with the new asphalt, but I think we are close to finding our rhythm again. After so many falls, like in Misano, Aragon and Indonesia, it is not easy to regain confidence. »
Ranked 15th, Alex Marquez still collects a point which keeps him in the race for the top 10 of the championship. Fifteenth place is not what I was hoping for, but it allows us to stay in the fight for 12th place in the general classification. Now the goal is to leave with better feelings from Thailand and Malaysia " concluded Alex, determined to finish the season in style.
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