Argentina MotoGP: Alex Marquez ‘still riding Ducati too much like a Honda, Marc Marquez is ‘not happy…’

Alex Marquez says he’s not the right person to provide a timeline for Marc Marquez’s return to MotoGP action.
Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati MotoGP Portimao 2023
Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati MotoGP Portimao 2023

The Repsol Honda rider won’t take part in the Argentine MotoGP ro💝und after suffering a hand injury in Portimao last weekend.

Marquez, who has since undergone successful surgery, collided with both 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira, causing🗹 injury to the la⭕tter at the same time as himself. 

ꦆAs a result, Oliveira is also missing from this weekend’s second round of the 2023 campaign, but when asked if Marquez will be back in time for COTA, one of his most successful ♉circuits, brother Alex was unsure. 

Marqu꧑eဣz said: "When will he come back? I’m not the person to say. It will be day-by-day. He is calm, he is good. He had the injury Sunday and he feels good. 

"He missed Argentina for the past two years so he’s not happy. But he made a mistake, he accepts it. That’s it. It’s part of the job, we will seꦫe it more times in different ways this ⛄year."

From first day aboard Ducati MotoGP bike ‘we have improved’

After a stunning pre-season with his new team, and opening round as he claimed points finishes in both the Sprint and Grand Prix, Marquez is continuing to relish the potential of his D💖esmosedici GP22 bike.

So much was his impressive form, that when Marquez failed to get out of Q1ܫ it signified a ꦰsurprise result.

Howeveౠr, Marquez made up for it when it came to the main race as he claimed a brillia🌳nt P5.

"The important thing is that, from my first day at Ducati, we have improved," said the ex-Honda rider. "We made a few mistakes in Q𝄹2, so we know the things we must🔯 improve. 

"We had problems in the last 10, 11 laps but I defended the position and made good lap times. We won’t repeat the mist💞akes. This is a completely diffe💛rent track.

"I’m still riding too much like it’s a Honda 🔥bike. I am trying to extract potential from parts that I don’t ne🍸ed to. 

"I need to improve a few things in my riding style. But we have clear direction, there wiಞll be progress. We✱ will adapt by the time we arrive in Europe."

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