Malaysian GP – Marquez (4th): "We won the constructor title, it’s a first step"

For once, Marc Marquez was able to show wisdom and maturity yesterday at Sepang, preferring to let his rival for the title pocket the victory and content himself with pocketing 13 points for fourth place.. MNC Statements and Analysis.

Marc Marquez, Honda Repsol (7th in qualifying and 4th in race) : "Today was the most complicated race we could have in view of the championship, because of the rain which made the track extremely slippery. I still got off to a good start and tried to ‘attack from the start, because I didn’t want to get stuck in the middle of the pack. Then I tried to take my marks and get into the rhythm, but I saw that both Ducatis were very fast so I decided not to take too many risks, to stay calm and to score points in the championship ".

"I thought about going for Zarco, but the risk was too great to gain only 24 points instead of 21. It was not the race to win the title, but to get closer. I’m happy because after a difficult weekend on a circuit where we are still struggling, we manage to finish fourth. Of course, now we have to stay focused, train well this week and work to be 100% Sunday in Valence (12 November, Editor’s note), without relying too much on our lead. Today we won the constructor title, it’s a first step "…

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Site analysis : Author of a phenomenal start from his 7th place on the grid without however being able to make the holeshot, the world title holder – and big favorite in his own succession – has deliberately chosen not to take ill-considered risks by going look for the two Ducati officials for the, or even .

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Third during the first four laps behind Zarco and Lorenzo, Marquez then could not resist and gave way to him on the virtual podium in the fifth lap. From then on, the Honda rider’s position no longer evolves up to the checkered flag, while the Ducati official, who started third, achieves it by gradually making his way to the top step. Honest, the n ° 93 recognizes that the pressure of the title played a role because he felt uncomfortable with his bike since the start of the weekend: "I am human and when you fight for the championship, the slightest movement gives the impression of a huge fall ".

The Malaysian GP may therefore have lacked this little grain of madness which spices up the debates on the track, but in terms of the world championship, Marquez’s calculation was the only one admissible yesterday in Sepang: by risking to get down to trying to pocket the 25 points of the victory – or even the 16 of the podium -, the Honda official would have arrived in Valencia not with a comfortable lead of 21 points, but he would have allowed his one and only rival for the title reduce your delay to just 6 small points…

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