GP d’Aragon – Marquez (1st): "I felt I could take a risk"

Marc Marquez opted for an offensive strategy at the GP of Aragon 2018, taking advantage of his usual ease on the Spanish track to take risks that have paid off. His lead in the championship climbs to almost three victories over Andrea Dovizioso, who nevertheless spared no effort against the Honda rider. Debriefing.

Marc Marquez, Honda-Repsol (3rd in qualifying and 1st in race) : "I woke up this morning feeling like I could take a risk. I didn’t feel totally comfortable with the hard rear tire, so I told my team I wanted to use the soft after the warm-up. -up. This gave rise to several discussions, but in the end I won the race because I convinced my box to make this bet! It was the right choice ".

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"I got off to a good start but immediately afterwards I almost lost the front in a dirty part of the track. I had to release the brakes and widen. I only realized at the end that Lorenzo was fell. Then the fight was very close with Dovi and Iannone. It was a tough fight, but staying within limits: this is MotoGP and that’s what the fans like to see ".

"I managed to stop the momentum of the Ducati"

“Aragon is one of my favorite circuits and I have always loved riding here even though the pressure at home is high with events, people and a lot to do every day. Of course it’s a good one. thing but it is also very demanding. Despite this, I remained focused and managed to stop the momentum of the Ducatis ".

"This morning I listened to" "by Drake and thought back to that song in the lap of honor – it was a great feeling! Anyway, now and more than ever, we need stay calm and manage the race weekends well because I want to win the championship. And for that, you have to stay fully focused ".

Site analysis : Marc Marquez continues his inexorable march towards his fifth MotoGP world title thanks to his relentless victory at the GP of Aragon. The Honda official, stung by the three successive victories of the Ducati, left his comfort zone to reconnect with his usual ardor: Marquez played it hard or double !

His risk-taking materializes first of all by his, contrary to his habits and against the advice of the HRC. A winning bet for the n ° 93, who finished the race without a hitch with this "Soft" regularly used by Ducatis. One wonders, finally, what are the real differences in hardness and their consequences in the Michelin allocation !

Marc Marquez then showed himself to be very enterprising as soon as the lights went out, rushing with the bit to his teeth in the first corner. His holeshot signed from third place is at the origin of the for the victory: Jorge Lorenzo, who planned to give Ducati the very first "pass of four" in the history of the brand in MotoGP…

Barely slowed down by this episode which he judges as a "" – unlike Lorenzo who holds him responsible for his downfall – Marquez stayed in Dovizioso’s wake for a long time before attacking the Italian. The two men engaged in a superb battle to which Iannone was also invited, before the Honda official agreed to go and get his third success in a row in Aragon..

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The victory, his 41st MotoGP and the 67th of his career, brings his points balance to 246, 72 points ahead of Andrea Dovizioso. Marquez, who has won six of the thirteen races contested – the British GP having been called off – is riding his seventh in a row, his longest streak since his crushing season of 2014.

Here he is now with almost three victories ahead of his runner-up while there are only five races left! If Marquez cannot crown the crown during the next race in two weeks in Thailand, this possibility can be offered to him from the next round in Japan. Lorenzo’s future teammate would then tackle the three remaining races freed from all pressures…

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