Ready but expecting difficulties in Qatar. That’s how Marc Márquez envisages the Qatar GP, on a track where his riding style is far from being favoured.
The spaniard began by anticipating that he would have problems:
– This year I expect the weekend here to be very different and very similar to the last GP, unfortunately for us. Last year was a good weekend for both Repsol Honda riders, but this year I think it’s going to be a bit more difficult, not just for the bike: it’s one of those circuits where I struggle because of my riding style. I’ll have to work a lot during the weekend with my riding style, as of course with the bike, but I’ll have to focus more on my riding style and try to get the best out of the situation.
He went on to explain: ‘There are no strong braking points, no stop and go points, and all those points are steep, long corners and my strong point is in a “V” style: go super fast, stop and go, pick up the bike very quickly and go, and on this circuit we don’t have that kind of corner. It’s basically two or three left-hand corners where you can make a difference and all the others are on the right-hand side’.