Best time of the day before despite a gastro, second performance of this dry Saturday morning at 85 thousandths of a boiling Vinales and dominant in the rain of the afternoon, we predicted the best for Marquez during the qualifications to follow. Unfortunately, it was in fourth place that the World Champion of the year finished the exercise. The fault of poor form? More like poor technical direction.
Márquez was poorly rewarded for his efforts this Saturday in Malaysia. Now everything is relative. The first line is only missed by 87 thousandths and the Spaniard has amply demonstrated since the start of the meeting that he would be a customer at the front. Moreover, he begins the review of his day like this: “ fourth, it's not a disaster. I was comfortable in FP4 but for qualifying we wanted to go further in the settings and that was a mistake. We will return to the previous setup for Sunday ».
Exactly, what ambition for the race? “ I would prefer a dry track, it would be better for the show. If it is wet, it will be difficult to read the track because if it dries, the asphalt remains black and you cannot see the traces of humidity. But I feel good for both conditions ».
« I don't know if I will be able to fight for victory, but for the podium definitely. We still need to determine our tire choices ". And health ? “ Thanks to the doctors, the day went well, better than yesterday, and that's the important thing. I'm gradually regaining my strength and I'm sure I'll be even better tomorrow ».
