MotoGP India: Marc Marquez: ‘Podium was a real chance’, explains Honda’s sudden speed
Third in the Saturday Sprint, Marquez was trying to keep in touch with the leading trio of Ducatis – Marco Bezzecchi, Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin - when he got out offline into Turn 1, then tippeᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚd over.
Rejoining 16th, Marquez recovered to 9th at the chequered flag. But with💧 Bagnaia crashing out and Martin suffering late-race dehydration issues, Marquez would have been well-placed for his first rostrum since Australia 2022.
“I'm a bit frustrated because today the ܫpodium was a real chance,” Marquez told MotoGP.com. “It was a rea💜l chance, but with a lot of risk and it's what I did.
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“When you try but there are three riders [ahead] that are faster than you. Bezzecchi, Martin and Pecco. I was taking too much risk on those first laps. I went a bit wide on turn 1 and lost 💝the front, was very close to saving it, but it was impossible.
“Then the most important thing is that I finisꦜhed the race 📖;and did all the laps. The pace was to be on the podium so this makes me happy.”
Marquez and Repsol Honda team-mate Jo🐭an Mir had been competitive all weekend, why?
“This racetrack is very similar to Austin, a l﷽ot of stop and go, first gear corners. We saw in Austin what Rins did. It's not exact⭕ly the same here, but it's very similar and in those kinds of [slow] corners we are struggling less.
“So let's see 🦋if in Japan we can conti𝄹nue in the same way.”
Next weekend’s Motegi round might also see 𓃲Marquez finally confirm his🌠 2024 plans, after weeks of uncertainty over whether he will see out his Honda contract or make a sensational switch to Gresini Ducati.
For now, he’s giving no clues.
“An important weekend in Motegi, in many aspects. But yeah, it’s the Honda home circuit, so there will be pressure there. Th🌼e big boss is coming.♛ So we will try to do our best on the race track.”
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Peter has been in the paddock for 20 ﷺyears and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
