Marc Marquez quizzed on fearsome Buriram long run
"I was calm, I was smooth, no mistakes"
If 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez started their Buriram MotoGP test long runs together and a chequered flag waved 13 laps later, the Aprilia rider would have ‘won’ a Sprint distance duel by just 0.324s.
The problem, for Bezzecchi a꧑nd the rest of the MotoGP field, is that while the Italian then pitted, new factory Ducati rideꦕr Marquez continued for another ten laps!
In other wo𓃲rds, Marquez matched Bezzecchi - who delivered the fastest of the Buriram Sprint simulations - despite carrying almost twice as much fuel and saving his tyres and physical energy for nearly double the distance.
The following graph s💞hows how Marquez’s 23-lap 'GP' run was faster than Bezzecchi’s Sprint from lap 7.
Bezzecchi's consistency over his last six laps still bodes well for a GP run, but ultimately Marquez had a big margin over all other riders who approached th💛e full 26-lap Grand Prix distance at the test.
Quizzed by MotoGP.com about how🐬 much of a warning that long run had sent to everybody else, Marquez replied:
“Of course, a r♛ace weekend is different. But that race simulation is one of the most important points because Iꦆ was thinking to test my physical condition, to understand also this new bike, the [GP]24, in a race simulation.
“I was calm, I was smooth,🍌 no mistakes. The tyres were dropping, but in a constant way. So I was able to manage and… I cannot say nothing! Jus♓t looking forward to start the season.”
The big name missing from the Buriram race simulatio🌌ns was Marquez’s team-mate and double world champion Francesco Bagnaia, who was busy focusi♑ng on other duties.
Bagnaia's name was unsurprisingly fir🧔st on a list of rivals given by Marquez, when asked༺ who he thinks will be world champion in 2025.
“Of course, we will try to fight for it,” he said. “But I know that I have a very strong team-mate. I have a very strong housemate! My ෴brother Alex, who was super fast during all the pre-season and finished second today.
“There will be different opponents… That can be Acosta. We will see how Martin can be with Aprilia. Don’t forget Martin, he’s a very good rider and Bezz𝓰ecchi showed that Aprilia is working well.
“Soꩵ we w⭕ill try to do our job in our garage and let’s see what we can do.”
The seas𝓀on opening Thai Gra♛nd Prix starts with Free Practice next Friday.
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