“Mentality switch” prediction as Marc Marquez tipped for COTA glory

"If Marc Marquez doesn’t win at least one of the races he would leave COTA disappointed"
Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez has been tipped for various levels of glory at COTA this weekend on⛦ the latest episode of the Crash MotoGP podcast.

Marquez has won at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas seven times on a Honda, and returns this year on a Ducati for the third round of the 2024 MotoGP season🐻.

“It’s set up to be nicely put for him to get his first win, or wi🧸ns, this weekend,” Jordan Moꦰreland said.

🅘Robert Jones replied: “He has t꧅o be eyeing up a win.

“Now, with the added element of a sprint, i♉f Marquez doesn’t wꦚin at least one of the races he would leave COTA disappointed.

“Put everything aside,🐻 what has happened over the past few years. His record at 𒈔that circuit is phenomenal.

“There is no rider that has been able to 🥂match Marquez.

“Marc’s consistency at that circuit has been incredibl🌠e.

“Aside from the incident in Portimao with Bagnaia, he has also been consistent this season. In qualifying aꦏnd races.

“Marc has always been up there, showing an ability to be in the top five, while learᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚning the bike at two circuits which are not his best.

“For him to be that strong going into COTA, a circuit which he loves and where he has a uniq🃏ue ability to make an at-ꦚtimes bad Honda do miraculous things?

“Now he’s on th♊e best bike, a bike which is more consistent, and will give him the feel he needs…

“It’s a bi🥂ke thཧat other Ducati riders have been strong with at this circuit.

“Everything♑ lines up for him to win one of the races.

“He has shown he can be strong in the sprints and grands prix so there isn’t one format𒈔 which suits him better.

“If he can qualify well, which he should, then Marc will lo🙈ok at winnไing one of the races. And I think he will.”

Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez

Jordan Moreland ad💃ded: “His best ride ജat COTA was when he was at his worst physically, with a bike which was really difficult to ride.

“He loves lefౠt-handed corners. He test🍎ed at COTA when he was a rookie.

“There is something about this plac♑e which is made for him.”

Peter McLaren explained: “It’s scrappy, it’s bumpy, different surfaces🦂, slippe💯ry. All the things which Marc, as a dirt tracker, likes.

“It all comes tog♚ether with the lat🐈e braking. It is quite stop and go.

“W🔜hen you look at the map it looks flowy. It might be in a Formula 1 car with loads of downforce but, with bikes, it’s not as fas꧟t as it looks on paper.

“The corners toward the end of the l✱ap are quick but a lot of th꧃e S’s are second or third gear.

“Marc was able to wrestle the bike around.

“Now it will be inꦕteresting to see with the Ducati. He hasn’t been wrestling the bike, he has looked smooth. How will that adapt to this track?

“It’s h𒐪ard to believe that Marc wiಌll be anything other than fast this weekend.”

McLaren🧔 added🐟: “It’s the kind of track where the rider can make the difference, as long as the bike is near.

“The Ducatis have won there previously.

“Everything is there for Marc to do well. Qualifying will be key. It will 🔜be a big part of the weekend for everybody but especially for Marc to avoid front tyre pressure problems.

“If he can ge🐭t to the front early? You wouldn’t count out him getting to the front and disappearing!”

Jones made his prediction for the weekend’s races: “I’🍎m going with Marquez to win the sprint and Enea Bastianini to win the 𝓰grand prix.”

McLaren’s prediction: “Also Marc to win the spဣrint, and championshipꦕ leader Jorge Martin for the Sunday race.”

Moreland’s prediction: “I think Martin will win the sprint with Marc on th𒁏e podium, and Bagnaia. I think Marc will win the grand prix.

“There will be a mentality 🗹switch. He has seen the first two races, what Pecco and Jorge have done.

“Marc has shown good𝓡 pace but has strug꧋gled with the front tyre.

“If he gets out front, qual🐼ifies well, it’s a different🎃 thing with the grand prix. He’ll go and push. Marc will win the grand prix!”

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