Marc Marquez was the market bombshell for 2024, announcing his departure from Honda, and the arrival – already predictable and speculated a few weeks ago – at Gresini Racing. Still, with 6 rounds to go, the Spanish rider wants to leave the Japanese manufacture with good results.
Proof of this was the sixth place achieved this Friday, which allowed him to access Q2 directly. In a debrief, the #93 explained that the day went better than expected, despite having encountered some problems with his bike:
– The day was better than I expected. The day was better than we expected, the midfielder wasn’t bad, I was able to ride in a good way, the attack on the time, especially on the second attempt was good. And yes, we’re in the top 10, but it was the best we could achieve today. (…) In the time attack, we had a little problem, and for that reason I was riding a bit uncomfortable, and I had to adapt to the problem. Then you have two options, either you complain, or you try to adapt to the problem and what I did was try to adapt, because it was the last chance I had. And for that reason, I wasn’t riding comfortably, but we already understand what we need to change to improve that, and we’ll change for tomorrow.
Marquez also said that he is satisfied with what Honda has taken to Indonesia and that the feelings are like those he had at the Japanese Grand Prix, where he took third place in Sunday’s race:
– Yes, there are two different things here (compared to last year). New asphalt and new fairings. And these fairings are very similar to the basic ones we have. This one should be more like the one we used in Austria and India, for example (…) it’s much better than the one we wore last year and above all it’s very similar to the one we use all year round. This makes the sensations on the bike very similar to what I felt in Japan, for example.