British GP MotoGP – Marquez (retirement): "we are still in contention for the championship"

Victim of an engine failure when he thought he could fight for the victory of the British GP against Andrea Dovizioso, Marc Marquez loses control of the provisional classification but intends to fill his 9 points behind in the next rounds. Statements and Analysis.

Marc Marquez, Honda (1st in qualifying and retirement in the race) : "Today we were really unlucky … I felt very comfortable on the bike and I was in front with the others, I was just trying to manage the race and the tires – especially up front because it was hotter than the day before – and I wanted to save myself so I could attack late in the race. I had noticed that Dovi had something more than Viñales and Rossi, but I thought I could fight him So everything was fine, when suddenly I had a problem with the engine at the end of the straight line ".

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"It’s a shame, of course, but these are things that happen and it was the first time for me with Honda. The good thing is that we were as quick here as on other circuits, and that we are still in contention for the championship. Zero points today, but I still feel good on the bike and I can not wait to compete in the following races ".

In addition to his talent, Marc Marquez’s motivation and steel mind command respect … Victim of during the second free practice session, the reigning world champion immediately got back in the saddle and qualified first on the starting grid.

The engine will be returned to Japan

Admittedly, the n ° 93 gives way to Andrea Dovizioso, but he is far from being discouraged and will try by all means to take back these 9 small points from the next event in San Marino in 15 days.

Marquez will however have to be careful not to confuse speed and haste, taking the risk of falling to snatch a victory at all costs where a second, or even a third place would allow him to take big points….

Honda naturally remains very uncertain about the causes of this engine failure at the end of the straight line, where Marquez reached more than 323 km / h to try to get Dovizioso and Rossi.

"He suffered from a problem with the engine of his motorcycle", simply indicates the HRC by stressing that it is the "first retirement of Marc caused by a technical failure since his arrival in MotoGP with the Repsol Honda team. in 2013". In accordance with the standard procedure in this kind of situation, "the engine will be returned to Japan for evaluation".

The same type of mishap had happened to Rossi at Mugello during the 2016 Italian GP: when he was second in the race. And his teammate at the time, Jorge Lorenzo, had broken his a few hours before, during the warm-up !

These mechanical incidents remain very rare in MotoGP – especially among majors like Honda and Yamaha -, despite the restrictions imposed by the regulations concerning the number of engines available ().

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