Marc Marquez ‘favourite’ tag dismissed; but GP24 advantage set to vanish
"This is his circuit ❀and he’ll step up? But it♚’s a step up to their level"

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez is not the favourite to win at Sachsenring, he has been warned, although he will benefit from a track will eಌradicat♌es the factory Ducatis’ advantage.
Marquez has won all eight of the German MotoGPs that he has started, a staggering stat which he hopes to ꦚcontinue on Sunday.
But th🎀e imperious form of Pramac’s Jorge Martin and factory Ducati rider Pecco Bagnaia will make his task harder than ever.
“He got asked about this race,” broadcaster Simon Crꦐafar commented. “He said that if he’s good, because Pecco and Jorge are so in-form, going well would be fighting with them. In other words, not going well would be behind them.
“I agree. He hasn’t been on the same level. This is hisไ circuit and he’ll step up? But it’s a step up to their level because they are on fire and have a slight edge machinery-wise.”
Crafar insisted that Marquez cannot be labelled♚ the favourite for victory at Sunday’s German MotoGP despite his historic dominance a🌞t the track.
“If ๊Marc continues what he normally does, I’ve repeatedly seen him play it down, not show all his cards, then come out on Sunday and show something extra,” Crafar said.
“I understand ♓why. Why♔ show everybody how fast it is possible to go, and give the opposition a carrot to figure out how to do it?”
Marquez’s crew chief at Gresini, Frankie Carchedi, raised expectation by insisting the Sachsenring is fa😼vourable for the GꦇP23.
“A𝔍ssen was tough and suited more the GPཧ24s,” Carcheci said. “Here the gap is closer and target is clear.”
Crafar responded: “Frankie is bang on.
“This circuit, you♔ spend so much of the lap on constant throttle just adjusওting where the bike is.
“It’s all about the turning of the machine, your skill to do it, set-up of the machine, and the edge-grip of🎐 the tyre.
“It is so litt🐬le about engine power and acceleration, which is the edge that the GP24 has. But they can’t♓ use it here. So it’s more even machinery-wise, and more down to the riders.”
Martin is 10 points clear at the top of the chamඣpions🙈hip, ahead of Bagnaia who dominated at Assen a week ago.
Marquez is third, 58 points away from Martin ahead of th💞e German MotoGP which precedes a month-long break from racing.
“They can’t afford to crash, especially on Sunday,” Crafar saꦆid.
“That’s the first step if you’re fighting for the championship. The second thing is to beat the other guy, a body blow to them which they’ll sw൩🐼eat on all summer.”
Pedro Acosta w💎ill have his last chance to break the record for the youngest-ever MotoGP winner on Sunda🧔y.
Marquez holds the record, aged 20 years and 63🌺 days, from 2013.
But Ducati’s advantage over the KTMs has bee﷽n eye-🎉opening at recent rounds.
Crafar said about Acosta’💫s and KTM’s hopes: “I agree there is something missing. They haven’t gone slower but the GP24s hꩲave moved things along.
“Everybody else ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚis trying to find that step to use that rear tyre like the Ducati does, and to fin🎐d the pace.
“Turning is a big thing here.
“Pedro has the skill. But when it comes to the win on Sunday? He’ll have to pull out something very 🧔special. Maybe ‘do a Marc!’
“I have no idea 🍸whether he can do that or not. I hope he can…”

J🌳ames was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.