With this mishap from Marc Marquez, this first day of the Indonesian Grand Prix confirmed that we will have to expect anything in this 2022 MotoGP season. The values established two weeks ago in Qatar have been turned upside down and it is notably Yamaha and Honda who have changed their situation. If the Iwata brand is in the lead with a resounding double, the promising new Hondas are in the lead...
And more particularly, what worried us was certainly the heavy fall of a Marc Marquez who nevertheless swore that this year, he would do everything to avoid the antics that he had always included in his battle plan, with a view to conquering a Grand Prix... This Friday in Mandalika was a real disaster for the official team Honda. Despite the fact that Pol Espargaro et Marc Marquez occupied the leading trio during FP1 in the morning, in the afternoon, in the hunt for the time, they were not able to set a good time. The #44 Honda finished 20th, one second behind Fabio Quartararo, and Marc Márquez in 23rd position (+1,239) after being the victim of a very rapid fall at almost 160 km/h at turn 11 at Mandalika while he was improving his times.
High speed crash for @marcmarquez93! 😱
Fortunately it looks as though the @HRC_MotoGP rider is OK! 👍#IndonesianGP ️ pic.twitter.com/5OrX68MCGD
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) March 18, 2022
Marc Marquez had some warnings before his heavy fall
The Catalan drove at high speed on the gravel of the Indonesian circuit before stopping. After taking a few seconds to breathe, Marc got up on his feet and scootered back to the box Honda without going to the Medical Center, which should be taken as a good sign which a priori excludes any type of physical after-effect. But this problem will force the eight-time World Champion to attack in FP3 MotoGP tomorrow to avoid the “trap” of Q1. It will be noted that during this FP2, Marc Marquez had some alerts...
On his physical state, he commented: “II felt better before the fall. We’ll see tomorrow how I get up.” The reasons for the fall? “Front brake, new tire behind which pushes more… I entered a little too quickly. I got to the booth and told them I got in faster. Telemetry does not cover the liar. That's why there's no need to lie. I came home faster and that's why I fell. »
