Marc Marquez at the end of qualifying added a new fall to the already long list kept by Honda on the accidents of its drivers this season. But there is falling and falling. The eight-time World Champion was keen to distinguish himself by taking responsibility for the action, the result of a typical premeditation of the “make it or break it” driver. Despite the result, it's not a bad sign...
Marc Marquez seemed to be doing better this Saturday after his disappointment the day before to have noticed that his body still wasn't at the level of his mind yet. Indeed, taking stock of a second day of Grand Prix Styria concluded with an eighth place which we will assess as decent, he was verbose and optimistic, without ever mentioning his physical condition.
On his fall at the end of qualifying in turn 3, he commented: “ the accident was completely my fault. I braked a little later than usual, so I was too fast in turn 3. But it was the last lap and it was a slow corner, so I thought, “I’ll try!” ". Because I knew there was still a lot of room for significant improvement in lap times. But hey, the maneuver went wrong, we fell and we are in eighth place ».
« It will be a long and interesting race tomorrow »Says Marquez with conviction. “ We have to keep an eye on a lot of things. Tires, fuel consumption, my physical condition and “track limits”. Countless fast laps were canceled today… ».
Marc Marquez: “ the Ducatis are very strong… on a single tourr "
Crossing track limits, controlled with sensors on the tracks, is always a topic of conversation… “ In certain corners, it very quickly happens that you brake a little later and then exceed the track limit. But especially in the third sector, more precisely in turn 9, it can happen that you are convinced that you are within the limit, but somehow the rear wheel is out. You only lightly touch the sensor, but the trick is automatically canceled. We have to watch this carefully during the race. Because a long lap penalty destroys your race ».
« Other than that, I'm happy with today », assured the official Honda. " Because my running pace is good. At the same time, it is clear that we did not get the most out of a single fast lap in Q2. The bike would have allowed a better result. But we have a long race of 28 laps ahead of us. And it is clear that the Ducatis are very strong on a single lap. But here, the tires gave out before the end. Let's wait »...
MotoGP Styria J2: qualifying
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