Ducati, Marc Marquez confesses, “I was worried.”
Ducati, Marc Marquez confesses: "I was worried"
Marc Marquez commented positively on his fourth-place finish in the MotoGp Qatar Grand Prix, his first official race as a Team Ducati Gresini rider. The Catalan rider maintained a conservative attitude because heé had fears about the tires: "I had to manage the front tire, becauseé I was very worried after the Sprint. When I dueled with Acosta and tried to catch Martin, the temperature of the front tire è rose too much".
"I think Martin was going even faster than Binder, but when he got behind him he couldn’t overtake him because of the tire temperature. You have to manage different aspects, not è simple", explained the eight-time world champion.
Praise for rookie Pedro Acosta: "I am surprised by Acosta’s performance. Already; yesterday after the Sprint I noticed how much he was pushing. When he passed me he and I lost some time: è very good for a rookie and he was very confident with the bike