“When Marc Marquez crashed I was behind him, he did nothing wrong, I was scared”
Marquez crashed for the fifth time across the weekend in the German MotoGP warm-up, emerging gingerly with a f𓃲ractured finger although he was passed fit to race.
But, he withdrew, claiming he “wasn’t ready” in a dreadful indict❀ment of the bike that was 🍌causing him such physical stress.
“Honestly, before he had the crash I was behind him,” said LCR Honda rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Takaaki Nakagami.
“I couldn’t see anything wrong with his riding.
“The speed was good. I didn’t see, fr▨om behind, that he did anything wrongꦰ.
“But he lost the rear. The bikꦚe doesn’t stop that spin.
“I saw a massive high-side.
“I was scared because we use the same bike!
“I had the same feelin♈g that the corner was really tricky.
“It’s going downhill and I was losi🦄ng it, a couple of times, having the samꦬe feeling.
“It was difficult to manage. The🍨 bike had less grip🌠.
“We need to find a solution for a safer bike.”
Nakagami was the only Honda rider to start the grand prix on Sunday at the Sachsenring, eventually finishin🌊g 14th.
The other three are all sidelined with broken bones - surely the starkest reminder that their ma👍chinery is forcing them, as Marquez claims, to take too much risk.
Ma♐rquez broke a finger, Joan Mir was absent with a hand injur🧸y, and Alex Rins has a broken leg.
Even Nakagami endured a horrible crash on Friday in Germany, tangling up his previously-injured hand, but he emerged witho𒁃ut major damage.
“It cannot be worse,”🍒 Nakagami said about the Japanese manufacturer’s current state in MotoGP.
“We are nor꧑mally four riders, four bikes. But to🐠day I was the only one on track for Honda.
“I wish them a speedy recovery to be strong.
“As you ca𝐆n see, it is a r🧸eally, really tough moment.
“At least I feel OK. It’s difficult but I’🥀ll try to not give up.
“I believe HRC have ideas to improv♚e, to change, th🥀e bike or to be more competitive.
“I♌ don’t want to fight for a point, or to fight for 15th.
“All I can do is keep pushing, ඣand not take any big risks.”
The Dutch MotoGP at Assen is🎉 next weekend and Marquez has hinted that he plans to compete despite the punishing toll of his three days in Germany.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a d🐻ecade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
