MADRID, 22 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish rider Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda), who will start third in the MotoGP race at the Malaysian Grand Prix, was surprised to start in the front row after a qualifying session in which he “risked a lot”.
“Today’s sensations were not these, but the lap time was! I had to risk a lot and, honestly, I was very surprised in Q1 and Q2 that I was able to do the lap alone,” he explained in facilitated statements. for your team.
“Normally it has been very difficult for me to do it, especially in a place like Sepang, with the straights where we lose time. I really don’t know how I am in the front row. Tomorrow will be a long and demanding race if it doesn’t rain, let’s see what we can do.” do at the beginning”, continued the one from Cervera.
For his part, his partner Pol Espargaró was much more pessimistic. “Today has not been a good day at all and it is difficult to find positive aspects. I want to apologize to my team for the three crashes, this has given them a lot of extra work and as always they have been perfect fixing and preparing the bike. Now we have We have to deal with this grid penalty, so it will be a race to see what happens. If there is rain or it starts to rain during the race, maybe something could happen.”