by VALERIO BARRETTA
Marquez protagonist at Mugello
More and more flashes of the old Marquez in the MotoGP. In the Mugello Sprint the eight-time world champion achieved second place, winning the duel against Jorge Martin and surrendering only to “Pecco” Bagnaia who at Mugello – for track and environmental reasons – seems to be on a planet apart .
After the Sprint, the Spaniard finds himself -32 behind Martin in the standings, thanks to the crash of the #89 at San Donato, and just five points behind Bagnaia, for a third place in the World Championship that he would never have predicted at the start of the season. especially because the other GP23s are at a sidereal distance: the first “chaser” – Fabio Di Giannantonio – has practically half the points of Marquez (123 against 62).
Marquez’s words
“I never would have thought that at this point in the year I would be so high in the rankings. In the first races Martin and ‘Pecco’ were faster: it seems like I’m repeating myself, but for me it is an honor to fight with them, which were the fastest in the last two years. I’m very close to them and I’m riding at my best, this weekend I crashed but I made a step forward. They are very strong, but we are close and this makes me have fun on this bike, which is very nice to ride. I came to Mugello with some doubts, but now I have to remove them, because on this bike every circuit is different“, this is the comment to Sky Sports MotoGP.
“I’m very happy, also because we know that ‘Pecco’ is very strong here. Already last year he had won two races, and this year it looks like he will do the same because he has a little more than everyone else, but we are there, always constant on the podium. I did a good 2nd and 3rd lap getting a good time, but after that he had more: but I’m happy with how the race went“, he continued. “Everything is clear for tomorrow, but I have to work on the start. It was one of the highlights at Le Mans and Montmeló, but for some reason not here. I’m struggling and we need to understand why. I think that tomorrow almost everyone will use the soft rear, also because many have worked little with the medium, but you never know“.
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