2023-11-26 18:48:02
Marc Márquez announced on Friday that he was not thinking about Tuesday and would approach work every day with a healthy dose of risk. After finishing 3rd in the sprint, he explained that such a result was the best way to thank his team, with whom he had worked hard for eleven years.
Somehow there was a fear that the Valencia adventure could end painfully for the Repsol Honda star, because he had set his sights on a top 5 place for the full-distance race on Saturday and raced from ninth on the grid in the first lap After some hairy maneuvers, he came second behind Bagnaia.
He then became involved in some banter and fell back to 5th behind Zarco, with Viñales and Martin stuck to his rear wheel on the third lap. Márquez had already announced on Saturday that he would not show much consideration for his compatriot, but in fact the two brawlers clashed in Turn 4 on the fifth lap and both crashed. Martin wanted to get in on the inside of this right-hand bend, but there was no space, he straightened the bike up quickly, brushed against the Honda factory rider – and sent him into an orbit.
Jorge Martin thought he was innocent. “Because I was on the inside,” said the Pramac Ducati rider. Well, that’s a bit of a distorted picture, because he was to the left of Marc Márquez when he hit the ball.
«I don’t want to claim that a podium would have been possible again today. But I had a good pace, I felt strong and I managed the tires well. Jorge was a bit too optimistic during this overtaking maneuver. But I won’t criticize him because I understand his mentality 100 percent. He did a warm-up with Viñales… And I can imagine he only had eyes for the red one up front. That’s why he attacked. As a driver, I understand him, he has already apologized to me.”
«But this incident today changes the emotions that have overcome me this weekend. It was super nice, on Saturday evening we had a nice farewell evening with all the Honda people. I don’t even want to talk about a ‘good bye’… Many emotional scenes took place in the box today too.”
Does this cryptic remark mean that there could be a reunion with Honda as soon as the bike is capable of winning again? Márquez: “Of course a new chapter begins for me. But I definitely don’t want to slam the doors. That’s why I repeat now: The relationship with Honda has been amazing. And when we decided to end our collaboration, we did so by mutual agreement. I have a lot of respect for this solution. That’s why I want to leave the door to Honda open.”
What happened to Marco Bezzecchi who crashed on the first lap? «I don’t want to waste a lot of time and a lot of words with this driver. Because he pushed me out a lot during the season. It was a normal situation, I was on the inside, he wanted to defend his line and counterattack in turn 4. But if you’re out there, you’ll lose the duel. Because the driver in the inside lane can maintain speed. I did the same from turn 2 to turn 3, then we were next to each other, he didn’t want to lose out… There’s nothing more to say about it.”
Results MotoGP race Valencia (November 26th):
1. Pecco Bagnaia (I), Ducati, 27 Runden in 40:48,525 min
2. Johann Zarco (F), Ducati, +0.360
3. Brad Binder (ZA), KTM, +2,347
4. Fabio Di Giannantonio* (I), Ducati, +3.176 sec
5. Raúl Fernández (L), Aprilia, +4,363
6. Alex Márquez (L), Ducati, +4,708
7. Franco Morbidelli (I), Yamaha, +4.736
8. Aleix Espargaró (E), Aprilia, +8,014
9. Luca Marini (I), Ducati, +9,486
10. Maverick Viñales (L), Aprilia, +10,556
11. Fabio Quartararo (F), Yamaha, +12,001
12. Takaaki Nakagami (J), Honda, +21,695
13. Lorenzo Savadori (I), Aprilia, +43,297
14. Pol Espargaro (L), KTM
– Alex Rins (E), Honda, 19 laps back
– Jack Miller (AUS), KTM, 18 laps back
– Enea Bastianini (I), Ducati, 9 Rounds back
– Augusto Fernández (E), KTM, 9 laps back
– Marc Márquez (E), Honda, 5 laps back
– Jorge Martin (E), Ducati, 5 laps back
– Marco Bezzecchi (I), Ducati, first lap not completed
*= 3 second penalty (tire pressure offense)
Results MotoGP Sprint Valencia (November 25th):
1. Martin, Ducati, 13 Runden in 19:38.827 min
2. Binder, KTM, +0,190 sec
3. Marc Márquez, Honda, +2,122
4. Viñales, Aprilia, +3,106
5. Bagnaia, Ducati, +4,253
6. Di Giannantonio, Ducati, +4,400
7. Bezzecchi, Ducati, +4,502
8. Alex Márquez, Ducati, +5,578
9. Zarco, Ducati, +5,910
10. Augusto Fernández, KTM, +6,095
11. Raúl Fernández, Aprilia, +7,674
12. Miller, KTM, +8,098
13. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, +9.513
14. Pol Espargaró, KTM, +12,453
15. Bastianini, Ducati, +12,599
16. Nakagami, Honda, +13,787
17. Marini*, Ducati, +13,887
18. Morbidelli*, Yamaha, +14,943
19. Kidneys, Honda, +20,378
20. Savadori, Aprilia, +25,017
– Quartararo, Yamaha, 9 laps back
*= 3 second penalty (tire pressure offense)
MotoGP World Championship final standings after 39 races:
1. Bagnaia, 467 Punkte. 2. Martin 428. 3. Bezzecchi 329. 4. Binder 293. 5. Zarco 225. 6. Aleix Espargaró 206. 7. Viñales 204. 8. Marini 201. 9. Alex Márquez 177. 10. Quartararo 172. 11. Miller 163. 12. Di Giannantonio 151. 13. Morbidelli 102. 14. Marc Márquez 96. 15. Bastianini 84. 16. Oliveira 76. 17. Augusto Fernández 71. 18. Nakagami 56. 19. Rins 54. 20. Raúl Fernández 51 21. Pedrosa 32. 22. Mir 26. 23. Pol Espargaró 15. 24. Savadori 12. 25. Folger 9. 26. Bradl 8. 27. Pirro 5. 28. Petrucci 5. 29. Crutchlow 3.
Constructors’ World Championship:
1. Ducati, 700 Punkte. 2. KTM 373. 3. Aprilia 326. 4. Yamaha 196. 5. Honda 185.
Team World Cup:
1. Prima Pramac Racing, 653 Punkte. 2. Ducati Lenovo Team 561. 3. Mooney VR46 Racing 530. 4. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 456 5. Aprilia Racing 410. 6. Gresini Racing 328. 7. Monster Energy Yamaha 274. 8. CryptoDATA RNF 134. 9. Repsol Honda 122. 10. LCR Honda 116. 11. GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3, 95.
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