Marc Marquez was the protagonist of the race Indonesian Grand Prix. The man from Cervera saw how his motorcycle caught fire while he was riding seventh with a good racing pace. Marquez He also didn’t seem particularly resigned after the incident, in fact he understood it as a racing set.
“Today it’s a shame because we are off to a good start. We were in a very good group and we had third in our sights. The goal was to at least be in the top five. But when we win, We all win and when we lose, we lose together. Today we had to deal with things that happen in competition, things that are not in your hands, nor those of the team, nor even those of Ducati. Sometimes the mechanical parts also fail“, he admitted to the microphones of ‘DAZN’.
Despite the incident and the fact that it was ultimately a purely mechanical failure, Marquez explained what could have caused his motorcycle to catch fire: “Yesterday and today I had problems with the brakes. I couldn’t brake where I wanted or exploit the braking’s full potential and that made me let’s change motorbikes for the race with the bad luck that this engine failed during the race.
The man from Cervera made a very good start, just like in the sprint, and within a few laps he joined the racing group fighting for place. third place. Marc is fourth in the world championship six points of Enea Bastianini who is third and who also fell during this Sunday’s race.
Their fight for the world championship seems more and more complicated and even more so with the victory of Jorge Martin today in Mandalika. Despite this, Marc already assured that his real objective in Indonesia was fifth place taking into account your running pace compared to that of the Ducati 2024.
