Marc Marquez reveals he copied Pecco Bagnaia at Catalunya MotoGP

Marc Marquez: “On Sat𓂃urday he had better tyre consumption and then when you ꦕhave fast riders you copy and that’s it.”

Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez pulled off another miracle performance at the Catalunya MotoGP as he went from 14th to third.

Holding off 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro as his fading soft rear tyre began to trouble him, Marquez limited the damage as title rivals 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin finished ahead of the Gresini rider.

While Marquez was impressive when it came to race pace throug🐓hout the weekend, being in t⛎he first with Ducati is what’s causing him to start the weekend on the backfoot compared to Bagnaia and Martin.

“It is one of the things, one of the difficult things whe💫n you are in th⭕e first year with a bike,” said Marquez.

“Every circuit you can check a bit what they did last y♎ear but with your riding style it is different.

“When we start and have some problems we are always delayed. On Saturday morning I🍸 tried something that helped me a lot to go in the direction of the other Ducatis.

“That gave me the pace but now🥂 we need to understand how to make the time attack and how to avoid that front-end push.

“It is one of the problems ꦓof the 23 bike but I’m super because we 🀅lose there but gain in other points.

“It was super impo♔rtant to be on the podium here in Montmelo, beca🌊use it’s one of the most difficult circuits.”

After struggling on Friday, Marquez’s t♉urnaround was eve✅n more impressive than in le Mans.

And although it started during Saturday’s sprint, analysing Bagnaia’s data for Sunday meant he could 😼use the added infor❀mation to his advantage for the grand prix.

When asked what led to him using the soft and being able to make it last race distance, Marquez said: “Looking at Pecco’s data fr🍨om yesterday [laughs]. On Saturday he had better tyre consumption and then when you have fast riders you copy and that’s it.

“I mean, I know that the lꦫong right corners is one of my weak points because I’m using a lot of angle but I got used to riding like this with Honda for ten years and it is quite difficultꩲ to change.

“I’m trying but it is quite difficult to change. But then I understand the 𓆉riding style of Jorge, the rid🐻ing style of Pecco, and then try to copy the best from them.

“Of course, they have four or five years of experience with this bike and [Bagnaia is] a two-time [MotoGP]꧑ world champion and riding in a perfect way, so in every race track I am learning something.”

Next up for Marquez is Mugello, another circuit that has tr𝄹aditionally 𝕴been difficult for him.

However, with the eight-time world champion now aboard the most competitive b𓃲ike on the grid, challenging for podiums and even wins co🎶uld be possible.

But Marquez still played down his chances post-race in Catalunya: “Mugello will not be the best circuit to get the victory. I imagine Pecco will be really fast there with the long c🍷orners. 

“That is one of his strong points. But no stress, no panic. I am happy and enjoyin🍌g it. 

“The second part of the season will arrive where I hope to be more prepared with the bike, but it’s true that they will have the 24 bikes m༺ore under control. Let’s see what we can do but it is already a pleasure for me to fight with these two guys.”

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