Marc Marquez and Pol Espargaró arrive at Silverstone each carrying their cross under the Repsol Honda banner. For the first mentioned, it will be an above all personal fight against himself and his body at the same time as a fight with an RC213V which is on the other hand the only, but great concern, of his teammate. Both are struggling to keep a foothold in the big MotoGP pool but it is the Spaniard who has recently arrived at HRC who drinks the cup more often than not.
And about this, Silverstone is not exactly a person's cup of tea Pol Espargaro currently too chocolate in terms of results and whose technical difficulties are a little strong for him. The Spaniard took points in all editions of the premier class of the British Grand Prix which he finished with a best result of sixth place. In 2012, I will espargaro won his first pole position in Moto2 on this circuit: “ We'll see what this weekend at Silverstone can bring us." he said. “It’s a long circuit, which is quite different from the one where we have just been ».
« First we need to understand how the motorcycle works there, then make our plan for the weekend, but the goal is to improve and try to solve the problems we had in Austria. I enjoyed racing in front of the fans again last time, so it's good news that we're doing it again this weekend ».
Marc Marquez: “ it's still about working to improve«
The balance sheet of Marc Marquez around Silverstone is respectable in the premier class with one victory and two additional podiums from four finishes. In 2019, fans of MotoGP were treated to an exciting battle between the eight-time World Champion and alex rins, which ended on the wire.
Marc Marquez arrives with the same state of mind as in Austria: capitalize on all opportunities that present themselves and continue working on the development of the Honda RC213V. In Austria, Marquez proved that in the dry and wet, he and the Repsol Honda Team machine had the potential to fight for victory.
« It will be great to see the British fans again after a year away » he comments. “ It was nice to race in Austria with the fans in the stands, so I can't wait to do it again in England! Our position between races has not changed. This weekend it's still about working to improve and seeing what is possible on Sunday. In the last race we had the speed and were able to fight, but Silverstone is a very different circuit, and many can be strong there ».
