Marc Marquez quizzed on fearsome Buriram long run
"I was calm, I was smooth, no mistakes"
If 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez started their Buriram MotoGP test long runs together and a chequered flag waved 13 laps later, the Aprilia rider would have ‘won’ a Sprint distance duel by just 0.324s.
The p♔roblem, for Bezzecchi and the rest of the MotoGP field, is that while the Italian then pitted, new factory Ducati ride꧂r Marquez continued for another ten laps!
In other words𒐪, Marquez matched Bezzecchi - who delivered the fastest of the Buriram Sprint simulations - despite carrying almost twice as much♉ fuel and saving his tyres and physical energy for nearly double the distance.
The following graph shows how Marquez’s 23-lap 'GP' run was faster t꧒han Be🔥zzecchi’s Sprint from lap 7.
Bezzecchi's consistency over hiꦦs 𓄧last six laps still bodes well for a GP run, but ultimately Marquez had a big margin over all other riders who approached the full 26-lap Grand Prix distance at the test.
Quizzed by MotoGP.com about how mu🎀ch of a warning that long run had sent to everybody else, Marquez replied:
“Of course, a race weekend is different. But that race simulation🍌 is one of the most important points because I was thinking to test my physical condition, ꦅto understand also this new bike, the [GP]24, in a race simulation.
“I was calm, I was smooth, no mistakes. The tyres were dropping, but in a constant way. So I was able to manage and… I cannot say nothing! Jusꦯt looking forward to start the season.”
The big name missing f🤡rom the Buriram race simulations was Marquez’s team-mate and double world champion Francesco Bagn꧙aia, who was busy focusing on other duties.
Bagnaia's name was unsurprisingly first on a list of rivals given by Marquez, when asked who he thinks will be world champ🌳ion in 2025.
“Of course, we will try to fight for it,” he said. “But I𓄧 know that I have a very strong team-mate. I have a very strong housemate! My brother Alex, who was super fast during all the pre-season and finished second today.
“There will be different opponents… That can be Acosta. We will see how Martin can be with Apr♉ilia. Don’t forget Martin, he’s a very good rider and Bezzecchi showed that Aprilia is working well.
“So we will try to do our job 🎃in our garage and let’s see wꦰhat we can do.”
The season opening𓄧 Thai Grand Prix starts with Free Practice 🃏next Friday.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Vaꦿlentino Rossi come and go. He is ♋at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
