We know a little more about the big test day that Marc Marquez organized in Barcelona with a Honda RC213V-S. A trial run which was essential for him so that he could judge his ability to resume his work as a Grand Prix driver. Here are the conclusions and even a confidence which gives an increasingly strong trend: he will be in Qatar to race when the season begins...
In his journey to his Repsol Honda box in MotoGP, Marc Marquez took an important step forward with this test in Barcelona on an RC213V-S. A return to a track with a powerful motorcycle which was a first in eight months. There was nothing trivial in this operation which went beyond a simple restart. It was indeed a moment of truth which would determine the rest of the calendar for the eight-time World Champion.
According to the site Mundo Deportivo, Marc Marquez filmed for three hours in the morning, then another hour in the afternoon after a one-hour break. Four intensive hours that show the Repsol video. " He won like 3 or 4 grands prix on his own “, declared one of those present. The bike was an RC213V-S equipped with the racing kit bringing it to 215 horsepower for 160 kilos. Or characteristics close to its Grand Prix machine.
And then in the box, there were some beautiful people: Carlos Garcia, his physio, his training partner and motocross assistant, José Luis Martinez, and his close guard with Santi Hernández, his inseparable team leader and Jordi Castella as Carlos Liñán. Last but not least, the director of the Repsol Honda team, Alberto puig, was attentive to his pilot's comments.
Marc Marquez confides in a fan
But the most telling comment was made by a fan. According to Mundo Deportivo, Marc Marquez, leaving the circuit, signed a few autographs for the fans present. On the condition of his arm, he said: “ very good at the beginning. In the end it was already a little morer”. Then there was this exchange. “ What a shame that you miss the first GP of the season... », Launched the fan. To this statement, Marc would have raised his head to respond: “ Ah, no, no, finally... ". And then, realizing that he was about to reveal something he hadn't yet confirmed, he stopped his sentence. “ Well, uh… We’ll see », he would have said, smiling…
