After the performance, the explanations. This is what Hector Barberá must face who could savor his feat at the end of qualifying for the German Grand Prix. Finishing second on the starting grid with a private Ducati two years old between Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi, you must be really inspired. Or maybe suck it up.
And that’s the annoying question. Hector Barbera would he have reached this level of performance without the wake of a Marc Márquez master of the smallest corner of the Sachsenring. We don't know, but everyone saw that the shadow of MM93 during the exercise was indeed the Ducati Avintia. Making the case for a strategist Márquez who put an obstacle between him and Red ? Whatever, Barbera did its job and in a way that is shared by all. He explains : " apart from Marc, Valentino, Lorenzo or even Viñales, everyone is looking for the best aspiration » assures Hector on GP One. " I have a bike that is already two seasons old. I do everything I have to do to be fast ».
That said, it is not enough to follow. You also have to be able to: “ it's a track that I like and which suits my Desmosedici well. Then I found Márquez in front of me and I couldn't find better! It's really fast. I gave everything to follow him and he kept pushing harder. I don't know how he does it ". He pursues : " This is an important year for me. I am seventh in the championship and the first Ducati rider without being on an official bike. So being with the best like today is important ».
And for tomorrow, in the race? “ Sincerely, I do not know. I'm hoping for a dry race even though we saw in Assen that things go well in the rain. Given my pace in FP4, I would say that a sixth place is possible.e ”.
