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MARC STAYS IN THE GAME WITH FOURTH PLACE IN MISANO’S SPRINT RACE

Posted on 6:00pm Saturday 21st Sep 2024

It was everything but a positive Saturday for Team Gresini MotoGP around the familiar corners of the Misano World Circuit ‘Marco Simoncelli’, with Alex and Marc Marquez who both crashed out in the morning session (at turns 1 and 3, respectively). These tumbles had an important impact on the #EmiliaRomagnaGP grid position.

With Marc 7^thand Alex at the very back of the grid, the sprint still gave some encouraging signs especially ahead of tomorrow’s 27-lap encounter. The #73 had a good start and made up plenty of positions before finishing 14^th, a result that could lead to points tomorrow. The #93 had to put together a defensive race finished in fourth place, a result that keeps him in the title contention and boosts his morale.

4^th - MARC MARQUEZ #93
“Had we started on the front row today, we would have still finished fourth. Our race pace made this our higher target. We must be happy that with this fourth place, which I think will be our goal for tomorrow as well. Today we crashed while trying to improve, I don’t feel fully comfortable on these tyres and we need to try to keep improving and get closer to Pecco and Martin.”

14^th - ALEX MARQUEZ #73
“Our confidence cannot be as high with these crashes, but it was important to do well in the sprint race and gather some data ahead of tomorrow. We started last and we recovered many positions while racing with the medium rear tyre in order to have better reference for the race. I’m still not sure what my choice will be for tomorrow, but we surely now have more data to have a clearer comparison between soft and medium options.”

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