He is a warrior. This is because anyone else would have been more cautious on their first visit to the field at the Emilia Romagna GP. Because anyone else, smelling the gravel, would have been more “calm” just a few hours after that event. But no. Marquez It’s not like that. Marquez is made of different stuff. Marquez, Marchad not neither fear nor fear in a ranking in which he finished seventh.
In which he achieved a time of 1:30.880. More than eight tenths slower than Bagnaia, who set the track record, but knowing that he did so after falling not once but twice. Because FP2 was followed by another in the “quality” of Misano.
It was only just beginning. They had only been there a few minutes when the man from Cervera fell to the ground. He returned to the ground. He completely lost the bike and ended up in the gravel in an action that was by no means the end of Marc.
Because he stood up. Because despite the obvious pain he was feeling, he stood up. the Ducati from Gresini to return to put him on the track. Because he got to the garage. Because after that he got back into action.
He did it so he wouldn’t have to make another super comeback at Misano to win. He certainly needs a comeback, but less than the one he needed a few weeks ago to take his second consecutive victory. in MotoGP after more than a thousand days without tasting victory.
The World Cup is on the line and he knows that on Saturday he cannot fail. Yes, he knows that. And yes, he has fallen. Twice. Twice in just a few hours. But no, he has not given up. Bagnaia has certainly not given upwho starts on pole, will have Marquez behind him at some point during the rest of the weekend. Behind him… or maybe even in front.
