During the preliminaries for the Malaysian Grand Prix, Rossi warned: it is the meeting on the calendar which puts organizations in the most trouble. So it's the worst place to get gastroenteritis. However, this is exactly what is suffering from the one who finished this first day at Sepang in the lead: Marquez.
Sick and at the top of the MotoGP hierarchy. Marquez did not go into detail during this first day of the Malaysian Grand Prix which was played out in only one session. A boon for the World Champion of the year who was able to rest in the afternoon and build up his strength for the rest of the events.
« This morning I wasn't feeling very well » says the man from HRC who nevertheless dominated this morning. “ I've had gastro for two days now. But I was able to do my runs even if I wasn't at 100% of my abilities. However, after the session I started to feel worse because this disease dehydrates you».
« When we saw the condition of the track in the afternoon, we made the decision to stay in the pits. Like this, I am recovering my strength for tomorrow Saturday and especially for the race on Sunday ". It will be recalled that Márquez has as a teammate in Malaysia Aoyama which replaces Pedrosa recovering. If the Japanese was in the top 10 at the end of the FP2 contested in particular conditions, he was penultimate on the reference morning.
