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.

Marc Marquez, Qatar MotoGP, 10 March
Marc Marquez, Qatar MotoGP, 10 March

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;

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.”

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