In an attempt to minimize damage, Marc Marquez turned down a last-minute bicycle setup.
Even if it hurt from his Friday-related ailments, the Gresini Ducati rider favored a machine that increased his chances of success.
After breaking his finger and hurting his ribs in Friday’s crash, Marquez’s grueling qualifying session ended with a P13 start.
However, Marquez cruised to a P2 finish, trailing just Pecco Bagnaia, who gained an advantage after Jorge Martin lost control of the lead.
Race Results: 2024 German MotoGP, Sachsenring
In addition, Marquez had to avoid contact with Franco Morbidelli, which caused his screen to shatter and his airbag to fill.
Adrenaline seized control. Without a screen or wind protection, he recorded his fastest first sector of the weekend, according to Frankie Carchedi, head of Marquez’s team, who spoke with TNT Sports.
Carchedi described Marquez’s round as exceptional, saying, “It is a bit of an understatement.” I have never experienced a weekend like this in my entire life.
Every time, you set out how many laps to complete and what kind of bike to utilize. We should have just given up! since nothing proceeded as planned!
“We experienced a technical issue.” That meant using the other bike.
“On Saturday, we got everything ready in case he left, which we had no idea about until the very last minute.
It was essentially a bonus. Not a single strategy worked out as expected.
“We had a technical with one bike in qualifying, so we had to switch to another, then traffic.
He experienced rib issues yesterday, and he battled in Sector 1, at the two right corners.
You do not usually conduct a bike set-up for an injury this morning. However, we made an attempt to improve its agility to assist him.
It made his issue better. However, he declined.
He only clenched his teeth and began the race with our base for FP1.
“All we discussed was finishing and earning as many points as we could. It is quite challenging to surpass.
Thankfully, the final section was where Marc and we were both strong.
“On the final lap, he recorded the fastest Sector 1 of the entire weekend.”
“HURT” AIRBAG – “YOU Can not BREATHE”
Despite rocking Marquez and breaking his bike, the incident with Pramac’s Morbidelli gave him more motivation.
According to Michael Laverty’s analysis on TNT Sports, “this pushed him into action.”
“Frankie returns to the line after being wide. Marc attempted to insert his GP23 into the open door.
“Make contact, the airbag deploys, and the screen breaks.”
“There was a racing incident when their legs came together. It ignited something in Marc – let us play!
When the direction changes again, Enea Bastianini passes him. He battles at the top of the slope, back on Enea, even with his airbag deployed.
According to Sylvain Guintoli, “It will have damaged his ribs a lot.” This is how an airbag inflates. It takes some time for it to deflate.
“It feels pretty uncomfortable when it goes off. It was going to hurt.
You feel extremely constricted and are unable to breathe due to the inflated airbag on your arms, sides, and back.
“He accepted all the danger and did not care after getting in touch with Morbidelli.”
Laverty went on, “Marc is a masochist; he acts immediately upon experiencing pain.” He is very remarkable.
Guintoli declared: “There is no giving up.” Everything that could go wrong did go wrong: he was unable to reach Q2, beginning from 13th, and there were numerous technical issues, a crash, an injury, and traffic on the circuit.
“No matter what, there is no surrendering. only ever attacking.”
But it was the first time Marquez had not won a MotoGP grand prix at the Sachsenring in his nine starts.
In the MotoGP standings, he sits third, 56 points adrift of the new leader, Bagnaia.
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Here It Comes Ducati reject claim they’ve abandoned philosophy to sign Marc Marquez……
The assertion that Ducati has given up on philosophy in order to sign Marc Marquez
Notwithstanding the fallout from signing Marc Marquez, Ducati maintains that they still believe in nurturing the next generation of riders.
Jorge Martin, Marco Bezzecchi, and even the Pramac satellite team were lost as a consequence of the manufacturer’s decision to move Marquez up to the official squad for the following season.
Paolo Campinoti, the CEO of Pramac, stated that Yamaha, his new employer, “believes in the project of the young riders,” whereas Ducati “does not believe anymore.”
Davide Tardozzi, the Ducati team manager, has retaliated, though.
Tardozzi said to TNT Sports, “Everyone is saying that we changed our line, our decisions, towards the young guys.”
However, we are the only team planning to support a Moto2 rider in 2019. Thus, we haven’t abandoned our concept.
“We continue to believe that it is worthwhile to invest in young cyclists. But they want a factory bike when they grow up.
“This Marc is no young man. Among the oldest people on the grid is him. However, the data is visible. We can view the statistics, and he rides a ’23 bike.
Tardozzi mentioned Fermin Aldeguer as a Moto2 talent.
Aldeguer will currently be the sole rookie in the MotoGP rider lineup for 2025.
Ducati signed the adolescent Spanish player earlier this year, and he will be assigned to either their VR46 or Gresini squads.
This year, they’ll be hoping for an effect akin to Pedro Acosta’s for KTM.
Most importantly, because Martin and Bezzecchi will not be joining them at factory Aprilia for the upcoming season, Ducati will be hoping that Aldeguer is evidence of their ongoing commitment to helping new riders advance through the ranks.
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“Race Against Reality: Marc Márquez Warns, ‘Being First in Every Practice is Unrealistic for an Intense Weekend Ahead!…..
‘It won’t be an easy weekend; being first at every practice is unrealistic. – Marc Márquez
Marc Márquez has an impressive record at the German Grand Prix, having not lost at Sachsenring since 2011, despite missing the 2022 and 2023 races due to injuries. For the first time, he takes to the circuit with a Ducati, hoping to win his maiden race with his current machine.
In a news conference, the Gresini rider confessed that his chances are better than they were before the Dutch Grand Prix, saying, “We’ll see.” Of course, predictions are more accurate than those made last Thursday in Assen. But, in any case, I predict that if I can have a flawless weekend, with the right steps and everything, Then maybe I’ll get the opportunity to compete with these two guys who were a step ahead of the others in the previous races – Pecco even two steps ahead. So we’ll give it our all, and let’s see if being at Sachsenring may help me have a chance to fight these two riders.
Ezoic: Yes, of course. If I want to have a chance, I need to ride perfectly at Sachsenring, as I have in the past. However, when we first arrived here, I was competitive on all of the race courses, and here I made the difference. Now that they are faster on other race tracks, let’s see if I have the chance, level, and speed to compete with them. However, as the saying goes, this weekend will not be easy. It is not like this.
Sachsenring is a particular circuit for the #93, given his several victories there. When asked if he felt any difference before this round, Márquez replied, “Not really.” If I need to say something, I feel worse because it’s chilly and we’re not used to it; today it’s quite hot in Spain [laughs]. However, it is true that when you arrive at a circuit that you enjoy, everything appears happier and finer.
But it is true that last year, for example, I learnt a lot throughout that weekend, including the need of having realistic expectations. And, as I already stated, actual expectations exist. Unreal expectations? It’s be here and be first in every practice – these are unrealistic expectations because, of course, we’re on a circuit where I’ve won a lot in the past, but now it’s the present, and there are two riders who, especially in the last few races from Montmeló, have increased their speed and I’ve been unable to keep up with them. So, yeah, I went on the second step because they were just getting quicker and faster.
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