Marc Marquez on battle with Pedro Acosta: ‘I said I’m going to “switch on”’

Marc Marquez heads into this weekend’s Portuguese MotoGP with two top five♊ finishes from Qatar.

Marc Marquez, Qatar MotoGP, 10 March
Marc Marquez, Qatar MotoGP, 10 March

The second of those results for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez came after a battle with MotoGP rookie 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pedro Acosta, who announced his a♐rrival in the premier cla✤ss by overtaking the eight-time world champion at the Qatar grand prix.

Marquez evenꦅtually came back through on Acost🐠a after the KTM rider ran wide with a few laps to go. 

That started a drop in grip for Acosta as he slid from fourth to ninth place, while Marquez instead closed in on ꦅJorge Martin for the final spot on the podium.

Speaking  in the Gresini garage post-race, Marquez said: “I saw myself on the podium! I went for it but ran out of fron✤t tyre.

“When I passed Acosta I said ‘I’m going to “switch on”’ because if not I’m going to fall behind and I saw that there were like 𒉰eight laps to go.”

In both the sprint and the grand prix Marquez was only third best on the Ducati to Martin and reigning world champion Francesco Bagnai♕a.

A stunning debut for the Spaniard aboard his GP2ꦜ3 Ducati, Marquez was beaming with joy when he returned to his pit box.

The former Honda rider, who last won a race in 2022, was asked about his pace after a team member said: “Up until the last two laps you were 🙈going fast.

Ma🐎rqu🅷ez responded by saying: “Yes, the last ten laps; if I tried to reduce the time by even 0.2s or 0.3s I’d use the front tyre too much and I wouldn’t finish on this track.”

Marquez also had a funny interaction with a team mem🧜ber when he was asked about his pre-⛎race statement, where Marquez said challenging for the top five would be the main aim.

Gresini member: ꦗ“You said to me that if w💟e’re in the top five in Qatar…

Marquez added: “Yes, we’re good.”

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