Could reliability problems disrupt Ducati’s title fight? Marc Márquez saw his engine suddenly break during the Indonesian GP, without the slightest warning and while he was doing his fastest lap of the race. According to the Spaniard, the problem which caused this abandonment was completely new on the Desmosedici and the brand has launched an in-depth analysis to ensure that it is no longer confronted with it in the future.
“When an engine breaks, all brands are alarmed”explained Márquez this Thursday in the Motegi paddock. “It was the same thing at Honda. At Ducati, they are trying to understand what happened, because they have already had engine failures before, but not like this. It will depend on them to put in place measures or not In the end, we remain the same, the team had a lot of work on the bike which had the engine broken.
The problem with the engine caused a fire on the Honda and Márquez deplored the use of unusual fire extinguishers, which he said increased the damage. “You have to have the right fire extinguishers, or those with the latest technology, on all tracks, otherwise you destroy the motorcycles”he clarified on Sunday, while worrying about “significant cost“reparations for Gresini, an independent structure which does not have the means of an official team.
This Thursday, Marc Marquez deplored the “huge work because of the fire extinguisher” suffered by his team in recent days, so that he can once again have two machines this weekend, at the Japanese GP.
After the Spanish driver’s remarks at Mandalika, circuit director Priandhi Satria told The Race that the track “was in compliance with the FIM regulations” and that all usual procedures had been followed. “The use of fire extinguishers […] was done in accordance with the regulations.he underlined, specifying that he had contacted the Gresini team to explain how events unfolded.
With Ruben Carballo Rosa
