Are Marquez and Lorenzo ready for the Qatar GP ?

If we are to believe their official statements, Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo will not be at 100% of their potential this weekend for the Qatar GP … Even before the lights go out on Sunday evening, the psychological warfare is already declared ! Explanations.

Will the dream team of the MotoGP 2109 field (eight world championship titles with its two riders!) Arrive diminished in Qatar? This is the feeling that Marc Marquez (five-time world champion) and Jorge Lorenzo (three-time) leave in their pre-race statements, where most of the stars of world motorcycle competition generally claim their great physical, technical and superior superiority. psychological.

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Far from ensuring that they are ready to win everything for this first event of the season, the two Spaniards recall that they will not be fully recovered from their injuries…

"It’s finally time to start racing again!", Rejoices the n ° 93, but "this winter has been different because of my operation. I did five hours of physio a day with one goal: to arrive in the best possible conditions for the first round of the season ".

"Almost 100%"

"In Les I felt much better than in and now I can say that I am almost 100% (93%, Editor’s note?)", Continues Marquez. "Honda has made a lot of progress on the bike and we were comfortable during practice, especially on a circuit that is not generally favorable to us, but we still have to keep improving. Qatar is always a special event, it ‘is the first race of the year and the conditions are different (night race, editor’s note). You will have to pay attention to the temperatures and evaluate everything before the race ".

"Not yet at the maximum"

"Throughout the offseason, I visualized this moment when I will line up on the grid for the Qatar GP," said his new teammate defector from Ducati. "It’s a new era that is starting for me and my team, it’s special to be a Repsol Honda team driver".

"I am ready to give everything to achieve the best possible result on the Honda, unfortunately I am not yet at my maximum on the bike but I still think that we can achieve a good result on Sunday", continues Lorenzo. "Like every year, MotoGP will be very competitive and we certainly have the necessary package to fight with the best after a period of adaptation. I know that we can reach new heights".

To be continued all weekend on: stay connected !

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