Following an extremely difficult Japanese Grand Prix, Alex Marquez is back in Australia, and starts his weekend in the best possible way. Without the possibility of training during FP1, Marc’s little brother climbed to second place in Practice, just behind his teammate. This bodes well, because let’s remember that he will have to serve a long penalty for having knocked out Joan Mir a fortnight ago. Without much success so far, Alex Marquez can still save his season due to his proximity to the other drivers in the general classification.
The Spaniard was very satisfied at the end of this Friday, undoubtedly less than the Gresini Racing team, which made an interesting double here given the conditions. « I immediately felt good. We started with the basic configuration, and the bike worked fine.
It was a good Friday but we can still improve » said the 2019 Moto2 world champion to Sky Sports microphones.
The tires remain a major question mark heading into this Grand Prix contested in unusual latitudes. Last year, the abrasive asphalt got the better of the efforts of Jorge Martin, who was unable to escape. Tires have been causing problems for a long time now. Alex Marquez tells us more.
« If Michelin “bans” the soft tire, there will be a problem. I don’t really like the medium for my riding style, but I still did eight laps,
there is some data to analyze »
he continued.
Photo :
Michelin Motorsport
Aware of his penalty, he already knows that his race is compromised. However, he remains ambitious. “I know I had a long lap. But here, it is not very long, I think that if we start well and open up a small gapit could do it » he concluded. Will this be enough against the monsters Bagnaia, Martin, Marc Marquez?
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Result of Practice at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix:
Ranking credit: MotoGP.com
Cover photo: Michelin Motorsport
