White cabbage ! For the second time this season in five Grand Prix contested, Marc Márquez destroyed his chances in the race by falling. At Grand Prix of France, the score is even higher: the five-time winner regretted his third accident in the same sector 1 since the start of the meeting at Le Mans: “ This was definitely not my part of the tour. » commented a philosophical MM93… but now fourth in the championship, 27 points behind leader Viñales. And 10 lengths from his teammate Pedrosa.
Here it is also three units of Valentino Rossi, but the latter experienced the same pitfall as him. Left with a couple of mediums, Marc Márquez distinguished itself from Pedrosa in soft medium while Cal Crutchlow was in hard medium. Cervera’s idol explains: “ I use radically different settings than Dani and Cal. You can be very fast with these settings but they also make the bike more nervous at the limit. However, in the race, not only the Yamahas were stronger but also my colleagues. We will therefore have to find out why ».
On his fall, he explains: “ it is different from that of Jack Miller during FP4. It was when I released the brakes that I lost the front of the bike. Maybe I had taken a better angle. I had a movement in the middle of the curve. It was unexpected. And it's a shame because I was really focused on just finishing this race. I was thinking fourth or fifth place. But I fell ».
He specifies : " I never felt good with the front tire all weekend. I hope the new tires that will be brought to Mugello will give me more confidence. The softer carcass that we had during these first five races does not favor my driving style. I suffer more than my colleagues because they penalize my strong point which is braking ».
« What's more, this Sunday, the temperatures had risen. So I'm waiting to see with the other tires. During the tests in Jerez, they left me with a good feeling. I hope to find the sensations that I miss with the front to be fast ».
Fourth in the provisional general, Marc Márquez finds himself under threat of Johann zarco which sticks it to three points.
#SpanishGP Le Mans J.3: MotoGP Ranking
1. Maverick Vinales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 43m 29.793s
2. Johann zarco ENG Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*
43m 32.927s
3. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 43m 37.510s
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 43m 41.016s
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 43m 43.312s
6. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17)
43m 53.795s
7. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*
43m 55.526s
8. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 44m 2.396s
9. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 44m 15.577s
10. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
44m 18.125s
11. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 44m 19.829s
12. Espargaro Pol ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 44m 22.454s
13. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 44m 22.972s
14. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*
44m 25.225s
15. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
44m 36.671s
Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)
DNF
Alex Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
DNF
Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) DNF
Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17)
DNF
Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16)
DNF
Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) DNF
Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16)
DNF
Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) DNF
