Marc Marquez responds to Davide Tardozzi’s criticisms after Q2 in Malaysia. The Honda champion continues to follow in the footsteps of Pecco Bagnaia.
At the end of the MotoGP qualifying in Malaysia, spirits are quite hot at Ducati, with Pecco Bagnaia not going beyond the ninth position in Q2. The team manager Davide Tardozzi he sends them to tell Marc Marquez, who once again awaits Pecco’s exit from the pits to follow in his wake and earn precious tenths of the lap. At the microphones of Sky Sport the Ducati man attacks: “One of his level should set a good example … To comment on what he did I would also have an adjective but I prefer to keep it to myself“.
Tardozzi points out that Marc Marquez it is not the cause of Pecco Bagnaia’s lack of performance in qualifying, who will start from the third row in the Sunday challenge. But his words reach the ear of the Honda champion who responds in a very diplomatic, albeit pungent, way. “In truth, I follow Pecco from the pits because they have a crazy engine, we need the wake a lot. If I had that engine I would go it alone, but right now it’s not possible“, Affirmed the talent of the Repsol Honda team.
Marc Marquez in the wake of Ducati
There Borgo Panigale house she was very good at playing to the limits of the regulation in terms of aerodynamics, Marc Marquez responds with the human factor. “I always have to try to give it my all, even if I am at the limit of the regulation. I don’t disturb Pecco and I stay behind him, I put myself three tenths or half a second behind, so if something is wrong I don’t take it … The others did it with me especially from 2014 to 2016, but I respect the rules“.
On the race pace it will be difficult to keep up with the Ducati, but nothing is impossible when it comes to a living legend like Marc Marquez. “The front row honestly surprises me a bit… I’m happy, but tomorrow we will have more problems. It is very demanding for the body and also stressful for concentration. On the flying lap it’s okay, but I don’t have the pace for the race distance“.
His physical condition is stabilizing and in winter he will reach top form. He no longer feels pain in his humerus and shoulders, but he still cannot indulge in certain extreme maneuvers. “I am happy with my condition. I feel better step by step. Now I can better solve the problems on the bike and improve my body position on the bike. I’m happy for this“.
