-
The Cervera champion finishes among the first in the initial tests of the Austin GP after acknowledging that he did not really want to get back on the bike
It is evident that, as happened the day before the first practice sessions on Friday, the eyes of the observers on the first day of rehearsals of the United States Grand Prixwhich is celebrated in austin texaswere fixed on the Catalan pilots Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia)winner, six days ago, in Rio Hondo Hot Springs (Argentina) of his first grand prix and new leader of MotoGPand Marc Marquez (Honda)who returned after overcoming his fourth episode of diplopia to one of his favorite circuits.
The truth is that the eldest of the Espargarós has not had a good day, while the eldest of the Márquezes has lapped much better than even he, without a doubt, expected, forcing when he should have forced and always seeking to recover the good feeling about a Honda RC213Vwhich is still not quite in hand, especially after his serious accident in the ‘warm-up’ (pre-race rehearsal) suffered at the Indonesian Grand Prix, in Mandalika.
Zarco, the fastest
The best times in the three categories were achieved by the Italian Dennis Foggia (Moto3, Honda, 2.15.440 minutes), the Spaniard and great surprise this season Fermin Aldeguer (Moto2, Boscoscuro, 2.09.155) and the French johann zarco (MotoGP, Ducati Pramac, 2.02.542). In the queen category, a group of four Spaniards finished very close together -5. Alex Rins (Suzuki); 6. Marc Márquez (Sling); 7. Maverick Vinales (Aprilia) and 8. Joan Mir (Suzuki)–, meanwhile the champion fabio quartararo (Yamaha) as the runner-up ‘Pecco’ bagnaia (Ducati) were still very irregular.
Related news
“It hasn’t been easy at all to get back on the bike because, as I said yesterday, I didn’t really want to, no”, commented Marc Márquez after some great training sessions and a more than excellent situation in the table because, at the moment, he is classified to access directly to Q2 today, although everything can change in the first test this Saturday. But, I insist, MM93 is there, while none of the first two in the MotoGP general standings, the Catalan Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia), recent winner in Argentina, and the South African Brad Binder (KTM), are and they will have to press hard in FP3, which will open the day before Sunday.
gritting teeth
“But, well & rdquor ;, continued explaining the rider from Cervera (Lleida), “there was no choice but to get on the bike because it is, without a doubt, the only way to recover the sensations, which is what will lead us to begin to encourage ourselves again & rdquor ;. Márquez recognized that “the best way to disconnect with the past, with the bad past, is to press hard as soon as you get on the bike and that is what I have done, to press hard in those first five laps, because it is the only way not to think about the past and yes about what you are doing. And I have achieved it, so we have been able to start working on the set-up of the bike and continue gaining confidence. And tomorrow, Saturday, we have to take another step because, although I like this circuit and I have won seven times, there are several riders who go faster than us”.