Marc Marquez admits he failed to use his ‘instinct’ at the Czech Grand Prix sprints due to the risk of a crash.
Marquez33, continues his road to full fitness this weekend in Bruno, before returning to Mugello to win both the Sprint and the Grand Prix in Hungary.
Saturday morning, Marquez qualified in P5.behind the likes of Marco Bezzecchi, Francesco Bagnaia, Fabio Di Giantantonio and I Ogura.
In the sprint, Marquez was one of the fastest drivers on the track, but eventually took the checkered flag in third place. Bagnaya won the race ahead of Ogura..
He was spotted by Neil Hodgson shortly after the tournament. Marquez looked ‘tired’ during the stage celebrations In a closed park.
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Marc Marquez says that when he goes ‘instinct’ it ‘doesn’t work well’.
Speaking to the media afterwards, Marquez admitted that he could not use his ‘instincts’ during the Sprint race; Otherwise, there was a real possibility that he would have failed.
The 33-year-old said he found the first few rounds ‘a bit difficult’ as he waits to get used to what it takes to get the best of him.
Marquez told DAZN, via quotes Motosan: “These first few rounds are getting a bit more difficult for me, especially if I try to go by instinct and it’s not going well.
“There is a lot of risk, I still have to compensate with other parts of my body to drive fast. I went out and I saw that I attacked the first three corners, but I realized that there is a lot of risk to continue and find the braking points.
“Knowing that a slight movement of the bike could cause an accident, I decided to wait, I could go ahead with what I wanted.
“I was running on fumes at the end, that’s why when I got there I had nothing left to attack.”
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Marc Marquez predicts the Czech Grand Prix as ‘flat’
Looking ahead to Sunday’s main Grand Prix, Marquez revealed that tire wear around the track will be minimal, meaning there will be less chance of physical ‘catch’.
He added: “I have to make a few small improvements, but with that medium rear tyre, I think it’s going to be a long race that doesn’t allow much tire management.”
“In terms of tire management, you know physically you can back off a bit, but here the tire doesn’t like it much, so it’s flat from start to finish.”
Although he is finding his way back to full fitness after surgery on his shoulder and foot last month, Marquez is being touted as a serious title contender.
following Bezeci’s crash during the Sprint at the Czech Grand PrixThe gap between Marquez and the Italian stands at 65 points.
If Marquez gets off the line on Sunday and wins the Czech Grand Prix, that gap will narrow further, putting him back in the mix.
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