Marc Marquez on battle with Pedro Acosta: ‘I said I’m going to “switch on”’
Marc Marque🔯z heads into this weekend’s Portuguese MotoGP with two top five finishes from Qatar.

The second of those results for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez came after a battle with MotoGP rookie 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pedro Acosta, who announced his arrival in the premier class by overtaking the ei𒐪ght-time world champion aꦅt the Qatar grand prix.
Marquez eventually came back through on Acosta after the KTM rider ran wide 🧔with a few laps to go.&🐼nbsp;
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That started a drop in grip for Acosta as he slid ♉from fourth to ninth place, while Marquez instead closed in on Jorge Martin for tꩵhe final spot on the podium.
Speaking in the Gresini garage post-race,ꦯ Marquez said: “I saw myself on the podium! I went for i🍃t but ran out of front tyre.
“When I passed Aco✤sta I said ‘I’m going to “switch on”’ because if not I’m going to fall behind and I saw that there were like eight laps to go.”
In both the sprint and the grand prix Marquez was only third best on the Ducati to Martin and reigning world ♚champion Francesco Bagnaia.
A stunning🌸 debut for the Spaniard aboard his GP23 Ducati, Marquez was♔ beaming with joy when he returned to his pit box.
The former Honda rider, who last won a race in 2022, was asked about his pace after a team member said: “Up until the last two laps you were going f🐼ast.
Marquez responded by꧑ saying: “Yes, the last tenꦓ laps; if I tried to reduce the time by even 0.2s or 0.3s I’d use the front tyre too much and I wouldn’t finish on this track.”
Marquez also had a funny interaction with a team member when he was asked about his pre-race statement༺, where Marquez said challenging for the top fౠive would be the main aim.
Gresini member: “You said to me tha🐼t if we’re in the꧃ top five in Qatar…
Marquez added: “Yes, we’re good.”