Victim of a heavy fall during the first free practice session on the Chang circuit in Thailand, it is a Marc Marquez of the most combative who presented himself during the second free practice session, after having made a small detour through the clinic. Despite the pain, the Honda Repsol driver still set the sixth best time of the session. His goal: to fight for victory on Sunday!
However, everything seemed to be going well for the leader of the world championship during this first free practice session.
« I was pretty good at the start of the first practice session » sighs Marc. " But in the second part of the session, I had a strange fall. I fell heavily on the asphalt. This is also why the doctors wanted to do a complete check-up. I felt good when I arrived at the medical center. However, I had to have an MRI, it's the usual process. Fortunately, nothing is broken, it hurts a lot. I have bruises all over my body. But in the afternoon I was able to drive again. So I can still achieve a good performance this weekend » explains the Cervera driver very confidently.
He pursues : " JI always try to remain in control of the situation, to always take the risk into account. I drive fast, but I'm usually in control of everything. But today the fall happened in a place I didn't expect it. It was a “lap on the track”, but no one is safe from the unexpected, just as it can also happen in a race. I haven't had such a bad high in a long time. I am entirely responsible. Maybe the tire hadn't warmed up yet... On the other hand, I was not yet at the limit. The main thing to remember is that I am not seriously injured. »
Despite the pain in his flesh, Marc Marquez showed his opponents that he had a strong pace, he completed 23 laps and looks confident for Sunday… “ In FP2 I only cared about the organization of the race, as always, I didn't change my strategy. We are ready to fight for the first places on Sunday » concluded the teammate of Jorge Lorenzo which ranked twentieth.
