Marc Marquez weathered the storm of Misano by returning to his box in fourth place which will be good for morale. Quite annoyed throughout the weekend of this San Marino Grand Prix both by the level of his bike and by his physical condition plunging him into constant suffering, the eight-time World Champion kept a cool head in a race made of resilience. A physiognomy which perhaps announces the Marc Marquez of the coming seasons…
Marc Marquez has optimized its physical and technical situation to Misano without trying to surpass it and this gave a more than honorable fourth place in the final circumstances. A work that led him to accept losing 0,8 seconds per lap and having no chance in the competition not only against the Ducati of bagnaia and the Yamaha of Quarterly, but also against a GP19 from the Avintia team: “ Bastianini was too fast too » explained the eight-time World Champion.
However, he retains the good side of this ordeal, literally and figuratively: “ I started from seventh place on the grid and gained three places », Analyzes the Repsol Honda driver. “ We achieved a better result than expected. I said yesterday that my position would be between 5 and 7 in the race. That's why I'm happy with this fourth place. I didn't feel very good in the first part of the race. But in the second part I was quite strong. I managed the first half well, as a result, I was able to do decent times until the end without being completely physically exhausted ».
Marc Marquez therefore enters into a new strategy which is related to its current situation. He adds : " since Spielberg, we also focus a lot on my driving style. I learned that I can cover up some problems on a race weekend by changing my riding style. Now we know what works best. We still have some doubts about some chassis variants. But we will have the opportunity on Tuesday and Wednesday to compare everything again » specifies the teammate Pol Espargaro referring to upcoming tests on the same Misano track.
Marc Marquez: “this fourth place in Misano is more important than the second in Aragon”
« This fourth place in Misano is more important for me than the second place last week on the Aragon track. I am aware that my physical condition still needs to improve. It's not 100% yet. We also have some major weaknesses on the bike », Complains Marc. “ If you can eliminate these weak points, we will be faster. My teammate has always been good this weekend. So we have reached a certain level » he further specifies.
He finishes : " it's not enough for me if I'm the best Honda rider. I want to reach a level that allows me to fight for Grand Prix victories every weekend. I think I still need a lot to achieve this goal. In Misano I finished fourth, but lost 10,2 seconds. I am far from the pace that Bagnaia and Quartararo set ».
Marc Marquez is now impatiently awaiting the next stage which will take place on his favorite route ofAustin. After Misano, he also moved up to 9th place in the championship, and Casa Particular in Viñales is only 6 points ahead of him. On October 3, he will be the favorite for the “Red Bull US GP” in Austin/Texas.
MotoGP Misano 1 J3: classification
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