Marc Márquez completed 131 laps in two days on a Valencia track which opened the off-season testing period. Some were done behind his brother Álex and new teammate while he concluded his performance with the seventh absolute time. The eight-time winner got acquainted with a new Honda which he appreciated, even if certain malfunctions disrupted his performance, with even a fall. But overall he is satisfied and here is his expertise…
The MotoGP champion, Marc Márquez, completed the two days of testing at Valencia with a time of 1'30,556 which places him in seventh place on the combined timesheet. The Repsol Honda rider was seven tenths slower than the fastest Maverick Vinales but he is still happy with his fate: “ I am very happy with this first test, because we tried a first version of the 2020 bike, but not yet the final one. I think this bike has a lot of potential. »
« Nevertheless, we managed to improve step by step and we tested some elements of the engine and developments on the chassis, trying to understand how they work. As usual, some things were positive and some negative, but overall it was a good test “, said the 26-year-old pilot.
« We tried a new aero package on the 2020 prototype with a new engine and chassis and it wasn't bad, there were some interesting points specifies the native of Cervera. At the same time, he warned: “ but of course there are still things to improve, because in some corners I didn't have the best feeling. »
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« We tried something with electronics, but we didn't really work hard in that area, because we were focused on the engine and the chassis. We need to better understand how to improve cornering behavior because, in this area, Yamaha is very strong », Analyzed the eight-time world champion.
« We will now try to confirm the results in five days in Jerez, where we will be able to better see where the new bike stands compared to the competition », added the 82-time Grand Prix winner. On his brother and now teammate Alex Marquez he mentioned : " I did a lap behind him and he didn't drive too badly. At the moment he is struggling with the hardest part of the latter part of the braking process. That's why I had a lot of accidents and so did Cal Crutchlow. Of course he needs time to get used to it. »
MotoGP Valencia Test J2: times
| 1 | 12 | Maverick Vinales | Yamaha M1 | 1:29.849 | ||
| 2 | 20 | fabio quartararo | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.013 | 0.164 | 0.164 |
| 3 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.114 | 0.265 | 0.101 |
| 4 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda RC213V | 1:30.316 | 0.467 | 0.202 |
| 5 | 36 | Joan mir | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:30.427 | 0.578 | 0.111 |
| 6 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:30.503 | 0.654 | 0.076 |
| 7 | 93 | Marc Márquez |
Honda RC213V | 1:30.556 | 0.707 | 0.053 |
| 8 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | KTM RC16 | 1:30.685 | 0.836 | 0.129 |
| 9 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha M1 | 1:30.781 | 0.932 | 0.096 |
| 10 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati GP20 | 1:30.854 | 1.005 | 0.073 |
| 11 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati GP20 | 1:31.143 | 1.294 | 0.289 |
| 12 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati GP19 | 1:31.258 | 1.409 | 0.115 |
| 13 | 51 | Michele Pirro | Ducati GP20 | 1:31.424 | 1.575 | 0.166 |
| 14 | 26 | Dani Pedrosa | KTM RC16 | 1:31.470 | 1.621 | 0.046 |
| 15 | 27 | Iker Lecuona | KTM RC16 | 1:31.515 | 1.666 | 0.045 |
| 16 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:31.526 | 1.677 | 0.011 |
| 17 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Ducati GP19 | 1:31.597 | 1.748 | 0.071 |
| 18 | 6 | Stefan bradl | Honda RC213V | 1:31.657 | 1.808 | 0.060 |
| 19 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:31.800 | 1.951 | 0.143 |
| 20 | 73 | Alex Marquez | Honda RC213V | 1:32.235 | 2.386 | 0.435 |
| 21 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:32.249 | 2.400 | 0.014 |
| 22 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM RC16 | 1:32.367 | 2.518 | 0.118 |
