A SATURDAY AMONG THE PROTAGONISTS: ALEX IS SIXTH, MARC CRASHES OUT WITH TWO LAPS LEFT
The second day of action for the British Grand Prix was looking good for Team Gresini MotoGP around the fast-flowing, technical Silverstone Circuit. The morning’s last-call direct seed to Q2 turned things around for Alex Marquez as the #73 then managed to secure fifth place on the grid before battling for points throughout the sprint race – which he finished in sixth place.
A brave but unfortunate performance, on the other hand, for Marc Marquez. The rider #93 had a strong start to the encounter, overtook Acosta and Binder before crashing out while he was running in a lonely fourth place. No points under his bag and a great desire to make amends tomorrow at 14:00 local time (GMT +1)
6th – ALEX MARQUEZ #73
“I got a good start, but made a small mistake at turn one and lost ground. We had the same rhythm as Marc and we were surely quicker than Binder and Acosta, but it’s good anyway. Maybe I lost a bit too much time in the fight with Di Giannantonio, but that’s it. Surely things are looking brighter for tomorrow, compared to yesterday: the feeling is good, even though we’re aware that there are at least four riders that are currently on better form than us.”
DNF – MARC MARQUEZ #93
“Crash aside, it was a positive day. We found back a decent feeling on the bike, and we adapted to my riding style. We were in the top five during the race and that was the goal, but unfortunately we took a risk to get there with the hard front tyre. It was my mistake, even though that tyre gives you no warning… It’ll be a hard race tomorrow, but we’ll do our best.”
