MotoGP, Marc Márquez, Honda: “Dovizioso hides his game”

What about Marc Márquez at the dawn of the 2019 MotoGP season? A Honda which still needs to be fine-tuned, a rider who is not at the top of his form due to a still fragile shoulder which would be better ne not be damaged prematurely by a fall, it is nothing to say that the HRC official is currently evolving on a thin film of ice... He confided before the first Grand Prix which will take place on March 10 in the humid night of Qatar Grand Prix...

His offseason tests reassured him about his physical condition, but less about his mount. In comments relayed by Tutomotoriweb, he explains : " at Sepang, I wasn't able to do more than 5 laps in a row without my shoulder causing me problems. But in Qatar the improvement was spectacular and I almost forgot about the injury. On the bike side we have improved a lot, especially in top speed, but we have to continue to improve, we have to continue to develop during the season ».

A season which promises to be tight, especially since during the last tests, some would not have revealed their true game... " Normally the bike I start the season with is never ideal, but we already have a good compromise to fight for victory in the first race. My opponents will be more or less the same, the two Yamahas, the two Ducatis and my teammate, and Rins, who is not a real surprise for me » Then he adds: “ If anyone hid his game, it's Dovizioso. He will be in front during the first race ».

The seven-time title winner ends with his preparation and in particular with this trend which wants drivers to also have a mental trainer: “ I don't know if in the future I will need a sports psychologist, but for now the best thing that can happen to me is to work with my team. For me, the important thing is the people I live with every day. I feel at ease, they are my best psychologists. There is a very family atmosphere ».