GP of Thailand – Marquez (1st): "I adopted the Dovi style … and he mine!"

Marc Marquez signs his third double of the MotoGP 2018 season in Thailand and consolidates his generous advantage in the championship. Honda official, victorious in thrilling duel with Dovizioso in Buriram, will be able to capture his fifth MotoGP crown in Japan on his employer’s land… Debriefing.

Marc Marquez, Honda-Repsol (1st in qualifying and 1st in race) : "I’m obviously very, very happy today because it’s the first time I’ve beaten Dovi this way. We were very level and my strategy was to try to attack in order to create a gap. But Andrea had a great pace and I was struggling with the front tire overheating so I couldn’t escape. ".

“So instead I just tried to manage the tires and stick to him. Honestly I wasn’t that confident on the last lap because I’ve lost a lot of duels with him in the past. . But this time we switched roles: I adopted Dovi’s style and Dovi took Marquez’s style! And it worked to overtake him out of the turn ".

“It was great to race in front of all the Thai fans who applauded and cheered on all the riders equally. They really enjoy our sport and it was a great feeling all weekend long – I’m really grateful to them. Match point will be in Japan, which is the most important race for Honda as it is their only home Grand Prix. Of course, we’ll do our best there, but if that’s not possible. ‘main objective will be to win the title at another time ".

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Site analysis: What an end to the race for Marc Marquez, who took all the risks to attack Andrea Dovizioso after having wisely followed him to spare his front tire! The Honda rider pushed the limits to get the victory, without making any calculations: "I completely ignored the championship", he admits with a smile.

The 25-year-old driver was firmly resolved to be the first to land his "Marc" on the Buriram circuit, after taking pole position despite a stint in QP1. The n ° 93 does not hide his jubilation at having also taken his revenge: Marquez cleverly used his past disappointments with Dovizioso to overtake him in the last corner by crossing the trajectory, in the same way as n ° 4 beat him several times. 

This victory, his seventh this season, gives him the opportunity to win the title in the next race scheduled in a fortnight in Japan, since he has 77 points ahead of Dovizioso with only four races remaining. If Marc Marquez manages to maintain this advantage to the tune of 75 units, he will crown his seventh world crown, his fifth in MotoGP..

Cautious, the native of Cervera is careful not to show off in advance: last season, Andrea Dovizioso had just beaten him in the last corner of the Motegi after too late braking by the Honda rider … Sunday in Thailand, Marc Marquez nevertheless demonstrated his ability to also keep the right trajectory at the right time! "It was very close: we both deserved to win," he said sportily..

Note that Marquez like Dovizioso spoke at length on the fair play of the Thai public, being delighted to see spectators cheering all the drivers without distinction. "DesmoDovi" even believes that the European public would do well to be inspired by it, while Marquez admits to having particularly appreciated this enthusiastic atmosphere, far from the deleterious atmosphere created by the boos, the insults and the omnipresent whistles on arrival. of some races, especially in Spain and Italy…

Pedrosa confuses speed and precipitation

Finally, the Honda clan leaves Thailand with the disappointment of having seen Dani Pedrosa go to the mat as he quickly climbed back to the leading men. Marc Marquez’s teammate, who got off to a bad start due to a clutch problem and Miller’s inconvenience in the first corner, lost the front end of his official RC213V when he passed a bump. The Spaniard had just passed Johann Zarco and came back like a torpedo on the first group.

"Today’s result was very disappointing because we had a real chance to fight for the podium", regrets "Pedro". "The positive point is that we had a good race before that, catching up with the front group", consoles the future retired Grand Prix, currently 11th in the provisional with no victory or podium to his credit since the start of the season. 

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