Spaniard Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda RC 213 V), second in the last Motorland race in Alcañiz, said this Thursday that at the San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix to be held this weekend at the Marco Simoncelli circuit in Misano Adriatico his “goal is to be close to the top drivers.”
“Aragon was a great weekend and we were able to get back on the podium, which has given us a additional motivation to keep progressing, but it is true that here, in Misano, we return to our real situation, which is not very far from the leading drivers, but it is still a bit far from my possibilities, because I still do not drive as I want. I am sure that in FP1 I will understand perfectly where I am and what I can achieve this weekend, “said Marc Márquez at the press conference prior to the start of the grand prix.
In addition, after the Italian Grand Prix, the Repsol Honda team riders will have two days of testing. “We are going to introduce new parts for next season, but it is true that being a motorcycle prototype it will always be in constant evolution and you have to keep working on the bike and on my skills and performance, “he explained.
“If we improve a little in both directions we can fight for the championship, but if we have problems in any of these aspects, we will have difficulties,” he added. “Now I’m racing and trying to do my best, but I’m not enjoying myself, at the moment I only enjoy a couple of laps and some corners, but when you feel pain you do not enjoy. I enjoy at times but it cannot be said that it is fully“, Márquez stressed about his current situation.
“The plan is to understand how it can be improved for the next races and now, until Austin, we will have two weeks and we will try to work at home to take a step forward, because now I have two races in a row,” he commented.
“I would have to rest for three days, otherwise it hurts, and then you have to train for two more days and you already have to fly to another circuit, and that is not the way I worked in the past because now I have a specific plan tracing, but for the moment we will try to work. The plan is to work to try to improve things, but plan A is to work on myself, “he insisted.