GP of Czech Republic – GP of Rep. Czech: Only 13 points in three races for Honda-Repsol! –

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GP of Rep. Czech: Only 13 points in three races for Honda-Repsol !

GP of Czech Republic - GP of Rep. Czech: Only 13 points in three races for Honda-Repsol! -

The absence of Marc Marquez, injured in the shoulder from the opening race in Jerez, begins to be sorely felt: his little brother Alex – transparent on the official RC213V – only registers a small point for the HRC at the Czech Republic GP … Debriefing.

Alex Marquez, Honda-Repsol (21st in qualifying and 15th in race): "It was a difficult day and to be honest I expected a lot more from this weekend. But it happens sometimes when you expect a little too much … Anyway, we learned new things because it was there. first race with so many changes in tire behavior ".

"I lost a lot of time by passing Bradl (Honda test pilot who replaces his brother, Editor’s note) and Smith (Aprilia test pilot who replaces Iannone, still suspended for doping, Editor’s note): that’s when that I lost the race. The pace then was not that bad and I learned a lot about tire management. Obviously not the weekend we expected but we learned more ".

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MNC analysis : "You miss only one being and everything is depopulated", estimated Lamartine (the poet of the XIXth century, not the heroine of children’s books!). This famous line taken from his poem "Isolation" unfortunately adapts perfectly to Honda, deprived of its leader Marc Marquez since his bad fall on the shoulder in Jerez…

GP of Czech Republic - GP of Rep. Czech: Only 13 points in three races for Honda-Repsol! -

The reigning MotoGP world champion, who had surgery for the first time on the humerus, tried to return the following week to the Andalusian GP before giving up in the face of pain. This forced return also damaged the plate placed to reduce his fracture, forcing him to go back to the pool table the following Monday. !

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Joker, the HRC team manager Alberto Puig will try to drown the fish by explaining that in reality this plate broke while the Catalan athletic opened one! Marc Marquez especially asked too much of his body, which reminded him of his condition of "simple" human being….

Problem for Honda: in the absence of its jewel, the crown no longer has any shine. To bet everything on Marc Marquez, the winged brand finds itself in an impasse: the young beginner Alex Marquez is absolutely not cut out to compensate for the absence of his brilliant big brother who accuses his third consecutive white result. Unheard of for Marc since 2013, and therefore for the HRC !

Uncomfortable on the RCV, the Moto2 world champion is currently sorely lacking in speed: he qualified in the last position (!) Of the Czech Republic GP behind Stefan Bradl, replacing his brother! His gap on pole is edifying: the n ° 73 gave up two full seconds to poleman Johann Zarco…

Honda-Repsol on brush motorcycles !

Things did not get better during the race, without any real surprise: Alex Marquez fought at the back of the peloton to cross the finish line in 15th position, 24.597 seconds behind the winner Brad Binder. Or a little more than a second per lap on the 21 loops of the Czech race !

GP of Czech Republic - GP of Rep. Czech: Only 13 points in three races for Honda-Repsol! -

On arrival, the n ° 73 leaves behind only the Ducati of Tito Rabat, the Aprilia of Bradley Smith and the Honda of Stefan Bradl: without the crashes of Pol Espargaro and Joan Mir, the official Honda would not have probably not scored a single point !

The balance sheet is heavy: Alex Marquez has reported only 13 points in three races at the HRC, which he represents alone in the absence of his brother (4 in the Spanish GP then 8 in Andalusia and 1 in the Czech Republic) . In other words, the best result of an official Honda this season is its 8th place in the second race in Jerez….

Depressing? Question of point of view: Jorge Lorenzo, three-time MotoGP world champion, had for his part scored only 28 points with the same bike over the entire last season! The comparison is certainly truncated – the Mallorcan, weakened, was paralyzed by the fear of re-injuring himself – but Alex Marquez and his fans must nevertheless find a source of consolation !

GP of Czech Republic - GP of Rep. Czech: Only 13 points in three races for Honda-Repsol! -

Honda, which won all the titles last year, finds itself in any case in an unfortunate position: the winged brand is only in 4th place in the "Manufacturer" classification behind Yamaha, KTM (!) And Ducati. Worse: the HRC is penultimate in the "Team" classification just two units behind the Aprilia-Gresini red lantern (13 points Vs 11) !

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Takaaki Nakagami – enthusiastic 4th in the Andalusian GP – is to date the best Honda representative in the provisional: the LCR rider is in 8th place with 27 points. His teammate Cal Crutchow, who broke his left wrist at the Spanish GP, however, points to a distant 19th position with 6 points… 

Honda is worried about this poor start to the 2020 season: as far as MNC can remember, the HRC has never suffered so much since the advent of 4-stroke MotoGP in 2002/2003! Perhaps the opportunity to revise the strategy, while Marc Marquez’s contract has already been renewed for an unprecedented period of four years ?!

The next MotoGP race, the Austrian Grand Prix, is scheduled for August 14-16 at the traditionally Ducati-friendly Red Bull Ring circuit. This fourth MotoGP event will be followed the following week by the unprecedented Styrian GP on the same track: stay tuned !

Czech Republic GP MotoGP 2020 results

  1.  Brad BINDER KTM 41’38.764
  2. Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha +5.266
  3. Johann ZARCO Ducati +6.470
  4. Alex RINS Suzuki +6,609
  5. Valentino Rossi Yamaha +7.517
  6. Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM +7.969
  7. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha +11.827
  8. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda +12.862
  9. Jack MILLER Ducati +15,013
  10. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia +15,087
  11. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati +16.455
  12. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati +18.506
  13. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda +18.736
  14. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha +19.720
  15. Alex MARQUEZ Honda +24 597
  16. Tito RABAT Ducati +29.004
  17. Bradley SMITH Aprilia +32.290
  18. Stefan BRADL Honda +55,977

Unclassified 

  • Pol ESPARGARO KTM 12 laps
  • Joan MIR Suzuki 18 laps
  • Iker LECUONA KTM 18 lap

Provisional MotoGP classification 2020

  1. Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha 59
  2. Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 42
  3. Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha 31
  4. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 31
  5. Brad BINDER KTM 28
  6. Johann ZARCO Ducati 28
  7. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 27
  8. Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 27
  9. Jack MILLER Ducati 20
  10. Alex RINS Suzuki 19
  11. Pol ESPARGARO KTM 19
  12. Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM 18
  13. Alex MARQUEZ Honda 13
  14. Joan MIR Suzuki 11
  15. Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 11
  16. Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati 9
  17. Tito RABAT Ducati 7
  18. Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 6
  19. Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 6
  20. Bradley SMITH Aprilia 5

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