Alex Marquez didn't fly and gave his mechanics a lot of work during the first tests of the 2021 MotoGP off-season in Qatar. On Saturday, he fell heavily, damaging his RC213V and slightly injuring his face. The next day, Sunday, the Moto2 and Moto3 World Champion made mistakes on two occasions, bringing his record to three accidents in two days. However, he remained in contact with his teammate Nakagami on the timesheet, ultimately concluded as the last of the four Honda drivers...
Si Alex Marquez wanted to uncover the limits of his RC213V by making a mistake, he succeeded in this endeavor on three occasions in two days. A situation that the brother of Marc commented: “ I tried a different front tire, I made a small mistake and fell. The damage to the bike wasn't too bad, but some repairs took time. This made our test day more difficult as we only had one motorcycle left ».
« I was only able to use the machine again towards the end, when I wanted to do a temp with new tires he adds. " I made another small mistake at turn 2 and crashed again, luckily without much damage to the bike. Two mistakes in one day… I need to improve this. But it is positive that we know exactly which direction we should take for the next three days of testing ».
Alex Marquez philosopher
« It's better that I try things with the front tires and crash now rather than during a race weekend », recalls the youngest Marquez. " All drivers should test different things for HRC in order to work in the same direction. I mainly focused on the chassis on Sunday to find out where we can improve. It didn't go very well, but at least now we know the direction ».
« You also need to take the positive things with you on a bad day. So far I feel better with the standard chassis I used on Saturday. However, HRC needs feedback to be able to develop further » ends the pilot placed at LCR by Honda.
Márquez finished these first tests in Qatar 1,012 seconds behind the fastest fabio quartararo on his Yamaha and he lost 0,742 seconds to the best Honda rider Stefan bradl placed fifth. The second test MotoGP on the Losail route will take place this Wednesday until Friday, before the first two. Grand Prix of the 2021 season near Doha, scheduled for the last Sunday in March and the first Sunday in April.
MotoGP Test Qatar 1 J2: chonos
