The eight-time world champion gave his soul
“We are at the limit compared to the GP24 which is a little higher and we have to maximize everything”. In some passages of the Italian GP it was noted that Marc Marquez it raised a bit of smoke behind it, ‘clouds’ due to the contact between the rear wheel and the lowering device exploited to the maximum by the Gresini team and the Spanish driver.
Marc Marquez finished at fourth place the Italian GP at Mugello, this time had to surrender to three Ducati GP24s given that compared to Barcelona, Enea Bastianini also returned to the game, but the gap with the other GP23s highlights how much the eight-time world champion is making the difference . However, the Gresini driver declared himself satisfied with today’s result and reiterated that he has clear ideas regarding the future in terms of the market.
“It’s true that we missed the podium, but I did the whole race behind Bastianini – Marquez said to the microphones of Sky Sports MotoGP – I tried to break away and reattach him because I couldn’t overtake him, and when I did I was aiming to catch Martin, but Bastianini overtook me with 2 laps to go and it seemed like he had new rear tyres. He was very strong and deserved second place, Pecco also had a great race with a good pace. Watching my race I was behind three bikes, this caused the temperature of the front tire to rise, as did the pressure, and for this reason I couldn’t use the front much. To be closer you have to use the rear more, but when you do you use it more. During testing I drove one way, in the race I got used to driving another way precisely because the temperature was higher up front, otherwise when you try to break away, as always, you fall. Smoke from behind? When I did a little pumping it touched the tire, but I didn’t notice. Sure the tire overheated, and when this happens a piece of rubber is missing at the end of the race, but it wasn’t a problem in terms of performance nor was it a factor in the chase for the podium. We didn’t succeed because we had 3 riders stronger than us in front of us. Market? I have very clear ideas and I am calm about my future“.
