Marc Marquez “shouldn’t be normalised” after sensational ride with a broken wing
“He was having to compe𒀰nsate.⛄ But he can make the difference."
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez was praised for another remarkable ride in the sprint race on Saturday at the Catalunya MotoGP.
The Gresini💃 Ducati fin꧙ished runner-up behind Aleix Espargaro after three leaders all crashed out.
Marquez started from 14tไh and endured a broken wing, but still overtook the impressive Pedro Acosta to secure an unlikely podium.
“He can make it happen,” TNT Sports' Michael Laverty said about the brilliant Marq🌸uez.
“Even on the last lap he was making an overtake iꦇnto Turn 1, but his bike was wheelieing more because it didn’t have that extra downforce.
“He used the draft to his benefit.
“Throughout the race, Acosta was arguablꦑy the best on the brak😼es. But Marc just levels him. He makes it happen, and does what Pedro was doing. Then he protects it, and pulls it back.
“It shouldn’t be normalised. He was 14th on the﷽ grid! He worked his w💖ay through. Finishes second, up to second in the championship.
“It’s Marc doing🦄 Marc things, it’s so impressive t♔o watch.”
The broken wingℱ did not hamper Marquez’s charge through th💙e field.
But, afterwards, it was not꧒ed how much he overcame.
“You feel like the bike is being pulled to🔯 one side,” Sy𝕴lvain Guintoli said.
“It’s like a side winꩵd, when you are cycling. You have to leaꦍn, even when you are going straight. It feels like that.
“It didn’t have a massive effect because Marc still had the pace tℱo make some moves.
“But you will﷽ feel it. The wings bring stability. If one is missing, you feel unstable.”
Laverty replied: “He was having to compensate. But he 𝔍can make the difference.
“He h♑as always been good at positioning his body to make the bike work when it doesn’t want to do something.
“He shouldn’t have been on the ▨podium. It was a little lucky because three front-runners fel🍷l out.
“He was there to pick up the pieces.”
'Make your own luck'
Although Marquez was fortunate to see Raul Fernandez, Brad Binder and Pecco Bagnaia fall from the lead, he was credited for not succumbing with a similar erro🍌r.
“Especially when the conditions are tricky, yo🦄u have to ma꧃ke your own luck,” Guintoli said.
“You have to stay in control, be cold and calculated, and not make mistakes🔴.
“Clearly, it was so easy to ma🤡ke mistakes. So easy to overcook it, to blow it. We saw many riders do it.
“The rider that keeps cool and manages the situation wins. Espargaro did that well. But Marquez from 14th? Not panicking, gettꦗing a great start, keeping his pace without the wing.
“Something like that, mentally, you switch ofဣf. It wouldn’t have felt right on the straights or the exit of corners.
“🔯You have to keep composed. This is where to see cham🌱pions.”
Marquez rose to second in t♏he MotoGP championshඣip, 37 points from leader Jorge Martin.
Martin finished fourth in Saturday’s sprint.
“Jorge still d💫elivered so🐽lid points scoring with Pecco on the ground,” Laverty said.
“He gave away a few points to Marquez but will♏ still be happy tonight. He will regroup and come back tomorrow.
“Over a race distance, Jorge will have s💎omething tomorrow.”
Guintoli previewed Sunday’s grand prix: “There will be more tyre management over a longer distance. 🧔Lap times will drop.
“We have more consistent tyres but no grip. 🐬People will have to managᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe, and be clever.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering e💫verything from American sports, to football, to F1.
