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ALEX M\u00c1RQUEZ #73<\/strong>
\n\u201cNice victory, but if I think about tomorrow we are still missing something to be competitive in the long race. It was a good battle; on the last lap I could feel a bike close behind and I had to push hard because for 4 or 5 laps I had been struggling with the front. The 11 points recovered on the top of the championship standings are definitely positive, and tomorrow we need to take another step forward to stay on the right path and try to get back into the fight for the very top positions in the world championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

FERM\u00cdN ALDEGUER #54<\/strong>
\n\u201cI felt strong in Q1, but today again a yellow flag and then in my last time attack I crashed in Turn 5. I had no major consequences, but I definitely lost confidence in that area for the sprint race. Starting from the 5th row also makes it very difficult. The pace wasn\u2019t bad, but tomorrow we need a better start and to stay calm.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SPRINT RACE<\/p>\n

ALEX MARQUEZ 1\u00ba<\/strong><\/p>\n

FERMIN ALDEGUER 12\u00ba<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

WORLD STANDING<\/p>\n

ALEX MARQUEZ 7\u00ba (67 points)<\/strong><\/p>\n

FERMIN ALDEGUER 15\u00ba (27 points)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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