Alex Marqueꦇz narrowly missed out on a Q2 spot during today’s qualifying one session, as he finished third which means a 13ಌth place start for tomorrow’s MotoGP race at the Algarve International Circuit. 

Marquez lost out to Joan Mir and his brother Marc Mar♑quez during Q1, but remains ‘happy’ with the ‘rhythm’. 

Th🤡is comes after the 2019 Moto2 world champio🌱n suffered a huge highside on his final lap of the FP3 session. 

It hasn’t been an easy start for LCR Honda ꦍin 2021, as their season has been plagued parti🦂cularly with crashes. 

Marquez along 🎀with team-mate Takaaki Nakagami, have both endured big crashes again this weekend, which forced Nakagami to sit out qualifying. 

B🦩ut with all that said, Marquez be♛lieves the potential is there for a good result come Sunday’s race.

"I’m 🔯happy, but we always seem to be one position back from going through to Q2, first in FP3 and then Q1," added the 24 year-old.

"This morning I made a mistake and crashed in FP3 when there was the main opportunity to b🌠e in Q2. 👍;  

"But I’m ok a▨nd in quite good condition physically. In terms🍎 of rhythm, we are really good. 

"We still need to find some extra time in sector two, but in gene🌳ral we’re not bad. 

"We’ll try to make a good race, make a good start, to push from the start, be aggressive and overtake,🌃 and be a challenge🍸r from the start to the finish."