168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez was ‘sandbagging’ 🎶durin𓆏g the preseason Sepang test, claims Simon Crafar.

The Gresini Ducati rider was far mor☂e low-key during the three day test than he was in Valencia last year, when he stole the show.

But there are signs from within the paddock that Marquez might have been holding back ไhis ꦡtrue potential on his new bike.

Ex-racer and now MotoGP broadcaster Crafar watched Ma꧒rquez iꦜn Sepang: “He’s not got parts to test because he’s in a satellite team. But he’s getting to know the GP23.

“He’s changing the bike a lot.𓂃 It’s going up and down.

“He’s exploring, which is what testing i💙s for. He’s 🐎getting to know what he likes.

“Something I noticed; the riders t♈hat are up t💟he top, they’ll head out on a soft rear, bang, do the time.

“The nex♔t run they do? They’ve taken so much life out of it, they’re no longer in the 57s, they’re in t🐠he 58s. Then in the 59s.

“Marc hasn’t been d💝oing time attacks, he’s been keeping it in the 58s. He𒁃’s doing runs out there, keeping it consistent.

“So, my impression, is that he’s tes🌼ting. When I go out on track, the only place where he’s aggressive - the Marc we know🦄 - is in braking.

“He looks impressive! I predict he’s🎀 going to be the hardest Ducati rider in the braking zone this year.

“Pecco has been, then he’s been threatened by Jor💮ge Martin and Enea Bastianini.

“But I think Duca🤡ti will have a new braking area champion!

“The rest, he has been doing it smoothly☂ and consistently.

“The last turn, he is goi𒉰ng cons🐭istently wide. It’s not the sort of thing that an eight-time world champion does.

“That, t🧜o me, points to sandbagging a little. Losing time consistently on one corner.

“He knows that he can just go, bang! And the time will g🍨o, when he wants it, when he can put the rest to🥀gether.

“It’s my gut feeling watching.

“It doesn’t mean that I think he’ll win the first race yet. But🦂 we haven’t seenꦓ what he can really do.

“He’s working hard to 💛make friends with this bike. He’s trying everything with Frankie Carchedi♍, from positions on the bike to geometry settings.”

Marquez was 14th-fastest on Day 2 of the preseason Sepangꦯ, which Crafar was commen💟ting on.

He was ninth on a tricky Day 1 which included technical issues. And si✃xth on Day 3.

But his sprint simulations caught the eye.

Marquez did 10 laps with an average time of 1m 59.059s. Both Marc and his brother Alex posted faster times than Alex’s winning time in last sea🧸son’s Sepang sprint race.

Pramac’s Jorge Martin has already claimed Marquez will fight for victory in the season-opening Q𒆙atar MotoGP on March 8-10.