This is not the first time that commentator Stefan Bradl speaks with such frankness about his professional environment that he should keep quiet as a Honda test driver... But why deprive himself of it since he is obviously never taken back from stolen by HRC? His last outing on Marc Marquez who was absent in Argentina, due to injury following the accident he caused at the Portuguese Grand Prix, is worth the detour. And also because the case, which made Miguel Oliveira a collateral victim, continues to be so controversial that it is now fueling the legal chronicle...
Stefan bradl is a test pilot Honda as a columnist on Servus TV and he succeeds in the feat of feeding his words on screen with memories of his function as a director, and as a competitor on occasion... The German, who is currently mobilized by HRC to evaluate the strategic chassis Kalex who should relearn the Japanese their trade in this technical part of the motorcycle, returned to the hanging of the Portuguese Grand Prix. We will remember that he staged a Marc Marquez in distress hustling first George Martin before hitting violently Miguel Oliveira who asked for nothing.
The approach of Stefan bradl is crisp, but also disarmingly sincere… “ It was a rare pilot error from Marc Marquez, for which he had to pay dearly » he begins before adding: “ I know the bike very well and this pole position and third place in the Sprint are incredible. It was impossible from my point of view, but he did it. Of course, that motivated him. He thought he could just twist the bike ».
Stefan Bradl: “ I don't want to say that Marc Marquez's opponents should be afraid of him, but... »
The former Moto2 World Champion continues his momentum and motorsport magazine : " I think he overestimated himself a little. He wanted too much. It's a typical problem with Marc that sometimes he wants a little too much and more than is really possible. In my opinion, he is still the best motorcycle rider there is, but motorcycling is still far from what he would like it to be. Given his extensive experience, he is too impatient ».
He finishes : " either Marc is great or something is wrong. It's typical of him. I don't mean that opponents should be afraid of him, but they must certainly take special care of him. I'm sorry for the expression, but he's just an asshole when he's on the bike ". A judgment that Marc Marquez would not reject since, in his documentary series he had already described himself as " bastard » behind a handlebar…
Otherwise, there is another way of approaching the facts in the Algarve: with fatalism. An approach that the boss of Dorna perfectly summed up Carmelo Ezpeleta in his interview with Cadena COPE, taken up by motorcyclesports : " When I saw Marc Marquez's accident, it seemed to me that it was a normal situation... Marquez took the risk, it didn't seem unusual to me ". Question of point of view when there is collateral damage.
