Silvan Guintoli was left in disbelief after seeing Marc Marquez make an ‘extremely aggressive’ move during the Italian Grand Prix sprint.
Heading into the weekend at Mugello, all the headlines were dominated by Marquez as he returned to the track after a major crash at Le Mans.
Marquez impressed on Friday He secured a place in Q2 before entering fourth for Saturday’s Sprint and Sunday’s Grand Prix.
In the Sprint, the 33-year-old made a good start and finished the race in fifth place before the likes of Raul Fernandez, Jorge Martin, Fabio Di Giantantonio and Marco Beszcic took the lead.
Trackhouse rider Fernandez finished the sprint winner Before Martin and Di Giannantonio.
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Silvan Guintoli praised the ‘very aggressive’ movement of Marc Marquez
In the opening lap, former MotoGP rider Guintoli Marquez was surprised by his aggressive move at Turn 1.
Guinitoli, who raced for Yamaha, Ducati and Suzuki during his career, praised the Spaniard for his bravery in sticking the bike inside.
He said on TNT Sport: “It was a good, good start by Marc Marquez. The three Prias also started well. But that was not surprising. Marc Marquez was very aggressive to unite on the inside and hold the position.”
“At that point we thought, ‘No, there’s no way he can do that.'” Raul Fernandez spun out in turn two.
“Marc Marquez tried to stop him, but as always he was struggling again in the opening laps. He was pushed out of the way by Jorge Martin, and both Apreas finished.
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Raul Fernandez ‘very happy’ after stunning sprint win at Mugello
Speaking after the race, a happy Fernandez expressed his joy at winning the Sprint.
The Trackhouse star was quick to thank his team and say he will try to win again on Sunday.
According to TNT Sport, Fernandez said: “I’m very happy. I don’t have the words, but thanks to the team, I think we’ve been doing a good job since Jerez, yes today and yesterday we went well.”
“I felt the speed[was there]I felt comfortable with the bike, and I gave it a try. Thanks to the team.”
“Also, it’s great to see all the good guys here because it’s the first time in Europe that they’re using this (Gulf oil) in MotoGP, so thanks to them. And we’ll try again tomorrow.”
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