Marc Marquez on battle with Pedro Acosta: ‘I said I’m going to “switch on”’

Marc Marquez💟 heads into this w🍌eekend’s Portuguese MotoGP with two top five finishes from Qatar.

Marc Marquez, Qatar MotoGP, 10 March
Marc Marquez, Qatar MotoGP, 10 March

The second of those results for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez came after a battle with MotoGP rookie 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pedro Acosta, who announced his a👍rrival in the premier class by overtaking the eight-time world champion at the Qat𒅌ar grand prix.

Marquez eventually came back through on Acosta 🌸after the KTM rider ran wide with a few laps to go. 

That started a drop in grip for Acosta as he slid from fourth to ninth place, while Marquez instead clos💫ed in on Jorge Martin for the final spot on the podium.

Speak🌠ing  in the Gresini garage post-race, Marquez said: “I saw myself on the podium! I went for it but ran out of front tyre.

“When I passed Acosta I said ‘I’m going to “s💯witch on”’ because if not I’m going to fall behind and I saw that there were like eight laps to go.”

In both the sprint and the grand prix Marquez was only third🍸 best on the Ducati to Martin and reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia.

A stunning debut for the Sp🅷aniard aboard his GP23 Ducati, Marquez was beaming with joy when he returned to his pit box.

The former Honda rider, who last won a race in 2022, was asked about his pace after a team member said: “Up until the last two laps yo💮u were going fast.

Marq𒅌uez responded by saying: “Yes, the last ten laps; if I tried to reduce the time by even 0.2s or 0.3s I’d use the front tyre too much and I wouldn’t finish on this track.”

Marquez also had a funny interaction with a t🐷eam member when he was asked about his pre-race statement, where Marquez said challenging for the top five would be the main aim.

Gresini m🃏ember: “You said to me that if we’re ✅in the top five in Qatar…

Marquez added: “Yes, we’re good.”

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