2023-11-11 10:20:13
Álex Márquez has left behind a difficult period by adding his second Sprint victory of the season today. The one from Gresini fractured several ribs during Q1 of the Indian Grand Prixan injury that has affected his performance in the last rounds of the championship – only nine points scored in five grand prix – and from which he has already fully recovered, demonstrating a very strong pace in the short race in Sepang held this morning.
The one from Cervera did not have it easy; He started from the second row, and after a complicated clash with the championship leader, Pecco Bagnaia, fHe finally managed to defeat the Ducati Lenovo Team rider at the halfway point of the race, at which point he took off straight for his second Saturday victory of the current campaign.
Chatting to DAZN after the race, Álex confessed that it was a surprise for him to see himself with such a high pace in the race: “Already in FP2 today I was able to do 59.3 -59.4 with 19 laps on the rear tire, I was confident. It is true that in the Sprint I did not expect to make this difference, I see myself more positive for tomorrow, because we saved the tire quite well again and managed it well.
The youngest of the Márquezs assumed that his speed would only give him “to go with them” and, perhaps, risk the victory in the last round against Martín and Pecco, but he found himself better than expected: “When I saw the difference behind it, I was surprised. It is true that here, when you are behind, you suffer much more from the front tire. I tried to overtake quickly, I had something more from the beginning, I waited until the right moment and I pulled, so I’m very happy. Today I did not expect to make this difference, I am very happy, we must not let our guard down. Tomorrow there is a very good opportunity.”
Álex has rolled “with a lot of flow” In his words, always careful not to ruin Bagnaia’s career, aware that they share a factory and that he is the world championship leader: “When you’re in front it always seems that the person in front brakes a little later, but it’s because of the spoilers and everything we have, that the slipstream sucks you in and we have to anticipate the braking a little. Then when I got in front I was able to mark my pace, because with fresh air I could brake later. Maybe Pecco braked a little later than me, but here it doesn’t make much of a difference in that regard.“.
Addressing his fight with Martín and Bagnaia, the Catalan remembers that he “has already been in that situation” in the past, although in reverse: “Not playing for a MotoGP title, but yes in Moto3 and Moto2, I have been in the other situation, and it is not easy. “More nervous than normal, you think a little more about overtaking, to go long in case something happens.”
Gresini’s only risked at the start, upon arrival of the first braking, “because I knew it was key”clarifies,”but then you look at that a little bit, you have that leeway so to speak. It won’t be easy. The easiest thing is what I did today, first and throw. There are no problems there, but starting from the second row you always have to fight.”
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The objective of #73 for Sunday is none other than to achieve his long-awaited first Sunday victory with Ducati, although he is aware that his rivals will take advantage of every last piece of information from his telemetry to take a step forward: “Tomorrow they will have all our information, that’s the good thing about Ducati, sometimes it hurts you and sometimes it helps you. Today they will look with a magnifying glass to see what we do best. “Especially Jorge, who I see as feisty, will have the same rhythm as us.”values Gresini’s.
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