During the Malaysian Grand Prix, Marc Marquez was a privileged observer of the fierce battle between Bagnaia and Martin. Despite his fall, the Spaniard delivered an interesting analysis of the race, admitting to being impressed by the level of performance of the duellists…
Marc Marquez, who was a privileged witness to the incredible duel between the rivals for the title, Francesco Bagnaia et George Martin, shared his thoughts after the Malaysian Grand Prix. " I was a VIP, a spectator of this beautiful battle! " smiled MarquezHis position on the track allowed him to appreciate the intense struggle, although he acknowledged that he was not in a position to engage in the battle.
« I liked it a lot. But at the same time, I didn't understand. They were fighting, but their lap times were always super fast ", he added, emphasizing the effectiveness of his rivals. Even though I just missed the slipstream, I saw that we were also opening up a gap to the other riders. So they were driving very well. »
Marquez clarified that it was not for lack of will that he did not fight with the leaders. They were just faster than me. “, he said. " Sometimes when you're behind someone, people ask you on TV, "Why don't you overtake? Why don't you join the battle?" But today, even though I was trying to be in that battle, they were faster than me and it was not possible in terms of driving speed »
Marc Marquez: “ The difference made by Bagania and Martin on the others was enormous »
With bagnaia at 24 points Martin Despite his victory, the option for the driver Ducati was to slow down the pace to try to bring Marquez, bastianini and others in the race. However, Marc Marquez noted: " the problem is that the difference made by Pecco, Martin on the others was huge today. You see Bastianini, third, finishing 10 seconds behind Pecco. So, slowing down the race by 2-3 seconds, okay. But slowing down the race by 10 seconds is impossible »
In an unexpected twist, Marquez fell in the last bend of the track. In Thailand I said: I understand my accident. But today I saw that Bastianini was +2,5 seconds behind and I said to myself: "OK, I will control the distance with him" ». A mistake, maybe I relaxed.."
Although he fell, Marquez bounced back to finish in 12th place, picking up valuable points. I am very happy with my weekend because we achieved a very good performance. " he said. In conclusion, he added: " It's true that if you make a mistake on a Sunday, then it looks like a disaster, but it wasn't. I always take the positive and it was a great weekend. » His brother, Alex, finished fourth, adding a positive note to the day.
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