Japanese MotoGP: Marc Marquez was “as we know”, says Santi Hernandez, who explains latest Honda experiments
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez overtook 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira in the closing stages at Motegi to secure fourth place, a herculean effort given it was just his second race back after missing much of the season due to his fourth (ꦉand most serious) arm surgery.
The eight-time world champion had started on pole position after an electric Satuꦬrday.
“We are so happy,” said his chief engineer Her🌄nandez to BT Sport. “For so long he didn’t race.
“It was difficult for🍸 his conditio♏n, especially here because there is a lot of braking.
“At Aragon we did not know about his condition.
“We said before the race that finishing in the top six would be 🐻amazing. But then he was fighting with Oliveira - he was Marc as we know, passing on th🐲e last lap!
“For a long 🌺time we haven’t seen Marc pass like that.”
Marquez ꧒remai𝓀ns the best-performing Honda rider of a disappointing 2022 season despite missing eight races to undergo surgery, and now return to the track at less than 100 percent fitness.
His comeback could be key to the team’s learning to improve their chances for next season, Hern🦩andez believes.
“He is complaining the same as the other Honda riders. Going into the corner 🃏with t🔥he brakes, still we don’t have confidence. You carry too much speed and go wide.
“It seems like Marc, with his riding style, he can manಌ📖age better.
“But his complaints are the same as the otဣher riders.
“Like alw𓂃ays, Marc adapts to all conditions. Even in the past when he was at 100 percent𝔍 physical condition, our bike was not great, but he had extra.”
M🐈arquez’s fitness will be tested by a quick turna📖round - MotoGP heads to Thailand next weekend but his target is not to win the race.
“Like Marc said, this is like training or a test,” Hernandez said. “We are thinking abo൲ut getting kilometres into his body, and about thꦑe bike.
“We are not 🌃thinkin🐻g about: ‘The next race we will win’.
“We will struggle in Th꧟ailand because there is a long corner where the bike needs to turn whicꦆh is our weak point.
“The target is to get information, try to understand what happene🦄d this year, be ready for next yea🔯r, and get more kilometres into Marc.
“It is different with a top rider. It is very important to have a rider like Marc. All manufacturers would like to have a Mar🎶c!”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade co♐vering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
