Great comeback from Alex Marquez during this Sprint in Barcelona. While the Spaniard did not manage to establish himself in the Ducati hierarchy this season, he saved the furniture in Catalonia with this quite good fifth place, acquired by starting out of the top 10. Ahead of his brother throughout the race During this time, we thought he was capable of reaching the podium but he did not achieve it. He blames himself, but especially for this failed Q2, which normally annihilates any chance of a good result in the race. He's doing well.
Alex Marquez was quite divided following his performance during the Sprint in Catalonia. On the one hand, he knows that he could hardly have done better, but on the other, he blames himself for going so far when obviously the potential was there.
« Happy for the sprint, angry for a qualification in which I made too many mistakes. But then, in the race, I was very lucky at the start, in the first three corners, I had difficulty recovering positions. » he said at the end of this Saturday.
Yet he failed to capitalize on his success, and his ambition was perhaps simply too great.
« Then, the desire for a podium made me lose 4th place… However, the feelings are positive, today we were the best Ducati GP23 and tomorrow we must aim to recover some positions in the general classification” he continued.
Indeed, Alex Marquez still has something to play for in Barcelona, since in the event of a good performance tomorrow, he can still be 8th in the general ranking ahead of Fabio Di Giannantonio, who is absent – Alex is currently 10th. This would perhaps make it possible to save a relatively disappointing season given its few highlights last year..
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Sprint result at the 2024 Barcelona Grand Prix:
Ranking credit: MotoGP.com
Cover photo: Michelin Motorsport
