Seeing Marc Marquez only sixteenth on the first day of the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, we can be concerned about the state of health of the eight-time World Champion, who thus makes a less convincing debut than he did. two weeks ago in Portimao. In fact, he may have gone a little too hard to suffer in the end. This time, he decided to play it differently.
Marc Marquez the return is a series which will take place in several episodes. We must convince ourselves of this and believe what the official Honda tells us on the subject. He knows his situation and that is precisely why he takes this sixteenth position with a certain detachment at the end of Friday of this Spanish Grand Prix. He reassures: there is nothing to worry about.
Marc Marquez explain : " I feel in a similar state in Portugal. In fact, much better than last Friday ". He specifies : " the strategy is that if I'm not in perfect shape, it's better to save energy for the next few days. Tomorrow and Sunday we will see how I wake up: last time, behaving like this, it went well ».
On his work plan, he develops: “ I was very focused. In the morning I was fine, but in the afternoon I felt different, like I wasn't riding like usual. After a few laps, I thought about my riding and I realized that I still lacked muscle strength ". The style inevitably suffers: “ the elbow position is not the same, but if I want to use it, I use it. Today I felt good, but I rode carefully to work on my posture and I was able to understand that certain problems with the bike came from the adjustment on the saddle ».
Marc Marquez: “at turn 3 I was the fastest Honda rider”
The weekend program must therefore adapt to the situation which is still far from perfect for the Catalan: “ tomorrow we have another plan, which is not related to my physical condition », explains Marc. “ During the sessions, we adapt depending on the work to be done, depending on how tired I am, we understand whether or not to try new things. However, tomorrow we will do more laps, of course ».
Marc Marquez ends by specifying that he has no apprehension when returning to turn 3 of the route Jerez, yet of sinister memory since 2020… “ I checked the data, especially after the first free practice session. By turn 3 I was the fastest Honda rider. It's a curve that I like. And also on the second lap, it was in the first sector that I went the fastest, so I'm not worried. There's no need to be afraid ". The head continues to follow. She must wait for the body to respond as best it can again.
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