Alex Marquez: “I nearly crashed, I said ‘time to give up a bit…’”

Alex Marquez explains the moment where he was forced to adꩲmit defeat to Marc Marquez

Alex Marquez
Alex Marquez

Alex Marquez has described how 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez’s brilliance forced him to concede victory in the 𒅌sprint race 🔜in Qatar.

The brothܫers locked horns on the first lap of Saturday’s shorter race at the Q🅘atar MotoGP.

Pole-sitter 𒉰Marc fough💮t back successfully when he was overtaken by Alex, who started from second on the grid.

Gresini’s Alex was plotting another move throughout th♓e sprint but w🧸as never able to find his opportunity.

Alex Marquez describes Marc Marquez battle in Qatar

“I was feeling super good,” 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Marquez said. “I had a good start and a good first lap, which was the thing I was most nervous f�ꦕ�or.

“I tried to keep up my pace.ജ I was close to Marc, I attacked him once. But he went inside again…

“I kept the rhythm. I was really close to Marc and I🤡 believed ‘keep here, maybe later we can attack’.

“But he was 𝔍really fast in the left corners. It’s unbelievable how he turns, how he keeps the line.

“At Turn 12 I nearly crashed… I said ‘okay it’s time to give uꦚp a little bit’.

“I watched on the pit board, and the gap from 🌼the third rider was bigger and bigger.

I said ‘just go to the end, relax a bit…’

“It was a good race. I need to improve some thing🧜s for [Sunday] bﷺut I am happy with our overall performance.”

Alex entered Qatar as the MotoGP champion🧔ship leader for the first time,♕ owing to finishing P2 in all six races prior.

Although he has now finished second for a seventh consecutive time, his b♋rother Marc has reclaimed top spot in the championship after winning the sprint.

Alex was warned that his key opportunity to hand his brother a setback was o♑n the first laps of the sprint race.

On Sunda🙈y in the grand prix it will again be the Marquez brothers on the front row.

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