MADRID 1 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish MotoGP pilot Marc Márquez (Ducati) was “happy, relaxed” after his Saturday “perfect” in his debut in the World Cup dressed in red in the Thailand Grand Prix, although he confessed not to be “euphoric” and that all expectations about him demand a concentration and constant work.
“After seeing the training, I didn’t want surprises. The first race to the Sprint of the year, no matter how good rhythm you have, no matter how well the weekend has gone, there is always that extra tension,” he said after his triumph in the short race, in statements to Dazn, collected by Europa Press.
“When I have seen that difference with Álex, I was waiting for me to go down a little more at the end, but I have been able to continue with quite comfortable times, but I have been able to see that with the hot track the tires behave differently. For tomorrow you have to do two-three readjustments to try to be even a little more constant,” he added.
Márquez spoke of managing the Favorite Vitola in his jump to the official Ducati. “The first race is always difficult and, you want or not, you try to evade, but I know there is expectation, that there is a desire, but I try to be focused on mine, especially not to look at the ‘WhatsApp’, because I already opened two or three of some friend and it was: ‘You are going to sweep, you are left over.’ And it is not true,” he said.
“Here is the world championship, MotoGP, a small mistake can cost you very expensive. I try to look for the feeling I had in the test and not do more than I feel. If I don’t feel there any more, I stay there; in the next one I will be better. And tomorrow in the race I will see. If I go out and I find myself as today, then I will try to throw; if not, calm down and go through the laps,” he added.
On the other hand, Cervera recognized the importance of improving in the timed sessions, as this Saturday achieved pole. “The classification are another of the points where last year I was a little bit.
“It’s the sprint and I’m happy, but not euphoric, because I know that tomorrow is the important thing. I am happy, I am relaxed, I get things out. Obviously, in sport the things of one day to the next change in everything and it is not worth what we have done so far if we do not continue with the same intensity. It has been a perfect Saturday, where we have achieved pole, the victory and the ‘chill. term.