It was a defeated Marquez with honors who showed up at the press conference after qualifying in Valencia crushed by Lorenzo's hammer. The Honda official was unable to beat his compatriot, but he worried him by catching up with him in the 1'29 lap zone. However, he was kept in check for 0.340 seconds by the man with whom he now shares the same number of pole positions: 65.
« I tried, really tried, to reach pole position » insists the five-time winner, another point in common with Por Fuera. “ But one driver today was faster than me: Jorge. I already knew it would be difficult to bring the poles, because for some reason the Yamaha bikes are here for a very, very strong fast ride ».
An adversity that he did not, however, fight with his best weapon. It had been lost in the gravel of FP4, marked by a fall whose consequences he knew, hence his displayed anger: “ When I crashed during FP4 I was a little angry, because I felt better on this bike and I knew I was going to have to use second gear during qualifying. The difference is certainly not very significant, but you always feel better on one of the two machines. Regardless, bike #1 will be ready for tomorrow's race ».
Exactly, will this Sunday be that of revenge? “ I'm happy with my pace and I feel good on the bike. I'm expecting a dry and very close race with Jorge because our pace is quite similar. I will first try to stay with him but with the aim of having the opposite result to last year. From the start, I will take his wheel because if I lose two seconds from the start, it will be very complicated to recover themr ”.
« Jorge showed his strength from FP1, however, we must not forget Valentino and Maverick. It will be a great spectacle because I have nothing to lose and it's the last race. I think she will be fun to follow ". It will be recalled that since it was titled in Japan, Márquez only experienced abandonments due to falls. A series that he does not wish to extend.
