Valencia MotoGP Test: Gresini: Marc Marquez? “You can see the lap time…”
That silence will continue until January 1st, when ♛the eight-time world champion is officially released from his Repsol Honda contract.
But Marquez was grin🐓ning after his first run on the 🐻Desmosedici and the lap times spoke for themselves.
Looking fast and comfortable throughout🅺🔯, Marquez even topped the timesheets during the middle of the afternoon.
The Spaniard eventually finished in a close fourth place, just 0.171s behind Aprilia test leader Maverick Vinales and 0.078s 🅷from the quickest Ducati of VR46s Marco Bezzecchi.
Marquez's 1m 29.424s lap time, set on his 46th lap, was ju𒐪st a fraction behind his best lap of the weekend (in qualifying) on the RC213V. And this time, Marquez didn't need to try and find a tow.
All smiles ⏱️
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“This day was amazing ꦉfor the team. The feeling is great on both sides of the garage," Gresini team manager Michele Masini told MotoGP.com
"About Marc, I can𝄹not speak, but the lap time you can see..♛.
“We are a bit tir🦂ed after this long season, but now we c𒁃an’t wait to start the new season.
“Always feet on theꦓ ground, but with this atmosphere we can work really well next y𒈔ear.”
Alex M♌arquez, whose flying form this year surely influenced Marc’s decision to quit Hond🦩a and join Gresini, was sixth fastest and only 0.385s from the top.
"We did one run with the '22 bike and then changed to the ‘23," Alex Marquez said. "I need to adapt the riding style because power delivery is a little 𓃲bit different.
"But apart from𝐆&nb🐟sp;that, the new aerodynamics and everything were better for my front feeling and it's something really positive for the future."
Peter has😼 been in the p🌞addock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
