A real torture. so wait Marc Márquez let it be the long run Italian Grand Prix of MotoGP in Mugello. The man from Cervera started from second position after signing a great classification once again, repeating the tactic of setting time at the wheel of a rival, in this case, from pecco bagnaia.
The Catalan managed to maintain second place at the start, defending himself against the attack of the ducati of Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchibut the lack of rhythm of the Sling It made him drop by forced marches from the top positions.
Two laps later, Márquez had dropped to seventh positionbeing surpassed by Martín, Bezzecchi, Luca Marini, Jack Miller and Johan Zarco. The Spaniard could not recover, and although he did not lose any more places, his pace was not competitive again.
At the end of the race, Márquez assessed the result negatively and assured that this situation could be repeated in the feature race on Sunday, in which there will be twice as many laps. “If in the short run I have suffered, in the long run I will suffer more“, assured the Honda pilot in statements to ‘DAZN’.
Marc assures that Honda’s problems, far from being solved, continue to increase with the passing of the races, and in Mugello, the Japanese bike has taken another step backwards.
“on the straight the engine does not push enoughand in the long race, with more laps, the more I will suffer. More laps, more you suffer. Above all because I am riding a lot, pulling my physique, if the sprint has been long, the one on Sunday, more. I am not riding comfortably, it is not balanced by having more laps. At the beginning of the race it seemed that I could follow them but when the tire starts to drop, what I gain by braking and cornering at the beginning, I lose later,” explained Márquez.
Keep testing with two chassis
The Catalan rider has returned to work with two radically different chassis, since the Kalex that he used for the first time after returning from his hand injury did not convince him, although it was the option he opted for.
“Today I have worked with the chassis again, but the red flag in the morning has not allowed me to test the old one well and I have returned to the new Kalex, I will continue with this one tomorrow. But in the future I will test the chassis from the beginning of the season again because I think it has positive things and you have to value it well”, said Márquez.
