On Saturday, at the end of the first of the three days of testing planned on the Losail track, Marc Márquez showed up exhausted and unhappy with a Honda about which he had strong words. And in particular this one: “ failure ". A failure in the desired approach to making the RC213V user-friendly. This Sunday was worse. Here he is a little more than a second behind the leader of the day Fabio Quartararo and in fourteenth place. The best Honda is tenth with Nakagami on the 2019 opus. Cal Crutchlow is an anonymous penultimate… But what is happening at Honda?
Seen like this, the Qatar Grand Prix expected in just two weeks promises to be one of all dangers for the clan Honda. What is certain is that this situation does not celebrate in the most beautiful way the lease signed between Marc Márquez and the manufacturer until 2024… The eight-time World Champion even suffered a small fall… “ I fell at turn 8 in the change of direction, I have to use my legs more with my shoulder still recovering and I pushed a little too much, I lost the front and I couldn't get it back » says MM93 who is still suffering from his right shoulder operated on last November. And whose nerve is affected.
« Fortunately, I'm fine. We are trying to find the best setting, but it is always difficult here in Qatar. We are currently trying to understand why we are struggling a little more than in Malaysia. Tomorrow we will continue working and we will also start watching the race » finishes the brother of Álex who is also his new teammate. And who finished 19e… Incidentally, Honda is also testing its “hole shot” in Losail.
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