Marc Marquez delivered a great performance on the Jerez track as part of the Spanish Grand Prix, attacking like hell with a Honda that is still not up to standard, saving a crash then returning to the fight against Jack Miller who never leaves his share to the dogs. A duel that he won on the wire after many breathtaking battles. A riot of energy resulting in a fourth place, more than 12 seconds behind the winner, after 25 laps...
Marc Marquez reported it: from now on everything will be more complicated. Because of the bike, because of him, and also because of competition that has never been more formidable. And this situation was verified in this Spanish Grand Prix where he was anything but unworthy. He had to wait for this sixth round of the calendar to obtain his best result this season. And this is only a fourth position.
The eight-time world champion admitted at the end of the race “ be happy » of this P4 because “ it was the best I could hope for. I had to make a good start, and that wasn't the case because I came into contact with Aleix and almost with Miller. I found myself in a sandwich. The race was based on survival, trying to save strength and survive until the last rounds », Commented the Catalan on the DAZN microphone.
Regarding his fight with Aleix and Jack, Marc was clear that if his rival from Aprilia got ahead, it would be impossible to follow him: “ I launched the attack to stop Aleix, not to overtake Miller, because I knew Aleix had a little extra. Once again we have shown that, whether it is the fourth, or the sixth, whatever the rank, we give the maximum.
Marc Marquez: “when I was already on the ground the Jerez fans lifted me up to get that fourth place"
He also recounts his rescue with some emotion. : “while I was already on the ground, the Jerez fans lifted me up to get this fourth place”. But he also recognizes: “ It was a left turn, that suits me better. In a right turn, a fall would have been inevitable ». Marc Marquez believes that he and his technical team “ had a good race » which the supporters appreciated: “ I think the supporters appreciated it. We fought until the end. This is what I will keep ».
He adds : " we saved the weekend. We have to look for one more point of speed. I'm honest, we saved it based on the strategy of survival, like Saturday, by being aggressive in the first laps, by taking risks, then with a very tactical race, almost perfect ».
And he ends: “ I'm happy with how it went, but we want to continue to evolve. There are still a lot of aspects we don't understand about the new bike. I wanted to adapt it to a style but it didn't work. I try to adapt my riding style to the bike as best as possible. But there is no denying it: we are still struggling. But I can survive, we can get good results. Of course, in the past we wouldn't have called fourth place a good result. But it's a good position for now ».
Results of the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez:
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