MotoGP, Marquez towards the Red Bull Ring
In the Misano weekend Marc Marquez achieved the second consecutive “37”, regaining the lead of the MotoGP World Championship. For the Spaniard, it was a prodigious recovery considering that at Mugello the gap from the top was -102, but also in managing injuries and difficult periods, the experience of the Spanish champion was clearly seen.
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Now Marquez has the opportunity to extend his lead over Jorge Martin, also because the Red Bull Ring helps the GP26: here Ducati has collected 10 wins out of 12 races since 2016, and naturally the world champion appears as the big favorite.
Marquez’s words
“This is a track where Ducati normally works very well. Last year I had a lot of fun on this track, we try to build our rhythm from FP1“, these were Marquez’s words in the press conference. “Being there with Jorge is a new situation, but at the same time the same. For me, being at the top of the championship or being behind by a few points is something very similar, the approach is the same and obviously race after race I will try to give 100%. At the moment, in these races, it seems we have taken a step forward with Ducati: we are changing some things and step by step I feel better and better“.
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“We have to have fun. We are in a good period, it is true that every race is different but right now I am starting to enjoy myself and have fun. I know that in some races I will suffer, but it seems I have found a way to adapt my riding style to the needs of the bike“, he added. And about the World Championship, he continues to see a much wider fight than what the standings say: “It’s not just me and Jorge, but also Bezzecchi. And for me from first to seventh place, that of Acosta, they are all in the running, because we are within 100 points. Many things can still happen“.
In the world championship standings, Marquez is first tied with Martin at 274 points, but he is ahead due to the greater number of wins. At -33 is Marco Bezzecchi, who pays dearly for the crash in Misano on the first lap.
