2017 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix – Marquez (2nd): Happy with how this weekend is ending
Nice accounting operation for Marc Marquez at the GP of Catalonia 2017: the Honda official garners 20 points for second place behind the untouchable Dovizioso, after having seriously worried his public – and his employer! – by starting no less than five times at the fault on the Montmelo circuit during practice… Statements and Analysis.
Marc Marquez – Honda HRC (4th in qualifying and 2nd in race) : "I’m very happy with how this weekend ended, because these five falls hurt my morale. But my team did everything to restore my confidence. Before I took the start, I also told myself that I was the same Marc as last year, that I used to attack and never give up, which sometimes helps to make the difference. When I started, victory was therefore my objective. And then in the straight line, Danilo hit me (the Italian, qualified 3rd, suddenly shifted to Marquez when the lights went out, Editor’s note). was a side impact, otherwise it could have turned into a disaster ".
"But I stayed calm and focused. I finally got past Dani, then I tried to close the gap on Andrea. But after a few laps I realized that it wouldn’t be possible to do it there. This Sunday was Andrea’s Sunday so I made sure to secure second place. This championship is kind of a roller coaster: we don’t really know what to expect from each race … in itself, we must remain focused on our work and give ourselves 100% ".
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MNC analysis: Marc Marquez was the favorite of the GP of Catalonia 2017, after having dominated the first day of testing and being particularly comfortable on the modified layout of Montmelo. But this domination came at the cost of high risks, as evidenced by the five falls recorded by the defending champion: four on Saturday and one on Sunday in the warm-up, to which is also added a fun "roll-ball". after tripping over the launcher of his RCV during a motorcycle change attempt !
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With so many bowls to his credit, any other driver would have reasoned for the race: not Marc Marquez! "I told the team that I was ready to take risks, the goal was to win," said the three-time MotoGP world champion. Let go ? Not the kind of the Marquez house, whose little brother Alex also offered himself one this weekend.
However, the n ° 93 was able to avoid too much fall during the race, limiting his risk-taking to the threshold necessary not to go to the mat. "At least all these falls allowed me to understand the limits of my bike and mine", philosopher Marc Marquez. No doubt also that Danilo Petrucci’s stampede at the start served as a final warning to the HRC rider, who admits to having thought in his helmet that his race was over as soon as the lights went out following this muscular contact with the Ducati Pramac of " Petrux ".
Under these conditions, Marc Marquez then set about achieving his second goal of the weekend: to finish ahead of his teammate Dani Pedrosa, with whom he arrived at Barcelona on equal points (68) in the provisional standings. Thanks to his intelligent race finished behind Dovizioso, Marquez achieved his goals: the native of Cervera is now third in the championship with four lengths ahead of "Pedro" (88 points against 84).
It now remains to close the gap on Viñales and Dovizioso who precede him, with 23 and 16 points respectively. For this, the Spaniard knows that he will have to quickly return to victory: casually, it has been almost two months since Marc Marquez has won, since his first – and so far only – success at .
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