Japanese GP – Marquez (2nd): "An incredible race"

Marc Marquez never lets his guard down and never surrenders, sometimes – often ?! – get carried away by his passion. But his pugnacity and his extraordinary skill did not make Andrea Dovizioso tremble at the 2017 Japanese GP: the Italian, second in the championship, thwarted the defending champion’s final attack to impose his Ducati on Honda. ! MNC Statements and Analysis.

Marc Marquez, Honda-Repsol (3rd in qualifying and 2nd in race):  "It was an incredible race! It’s great, we don’t know who will win this championship. It’s great to fight like we did today in the wet. For me, finishing second is okay. because we remain in the lead of the general. Still, I took a lot of risks because we knew it was going to be complicated on this track: Ducati and in particular Dovizioso are very fast there every year ".

"But I felt comfortable in the wet. On the other hand, there was more water on the track during the race than during practice, which made the situation a little more difficult. I forced a few laps, but I I noticed that Dovi was fast too. Then there was this error at the eighth turn (Marquez almost crashed while accelerating a little too early in a right turn, Editor’s note). I felt that my bike was moving in the suction behind him and he was stronger under braking. I tried everything, like in Austria … But I’m happy, we have to continue like this because we are on the right track ".

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Site analysis: Winning with panache is one thing, losing with dignity is another … especially for a driver of the caliber of Marc Marquez, who has five world titles (including three in MotoGP), 60 victories, 71 pole positions and now 100 podiums in Great Prices! All at just 24 years old.

The Honda official was nevertheless a good player after his defeat against the incredible Andrea Dovizioso, winner of a sumptuous duel on the wet Motegi track. For the Spaniard, no regrets to be had insofar as he tried everything until the last corner, even at the risk of going wrong by dragging his rival with him in, as during the !

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If he retains the lead in the world championship, Marc Marquez however sees the threat of Dovizioso becoming clearer, which reduced his gap to 11 points with three races to go to the end of the season (Australia, Malaysia and Valencia). However, if the Spaniard is formidable at Philipp Island, the Ducati is generally shown to its advantage at Sepang: in other words, at this stage, nothing is certain for the world crown. !

"In my opinion, the title will be played in Valencia", also believes Marc Marquez who honestly did not anticipate that this scenario would be written with Andrea Dovizioso in the role of the challenger! Like many observers – including MNC – the n ° 93 placed his compatriot Maverick Viñales as the most dangerous contender for the title, possibly with shards from Rossi and Pedrosa.

Discreetly but surely, "Dovi" gave the lie to all his predictions and brilliantly held on to the title race, without hesitating to jostle Marquez when needed. A great achievement against such a crack, especially as "Dovi" also passed above all the attention channeled at Ducati by his new teammate, Jorge Lorenzo !

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