Blaž Štremfelj
fabio quartararo in Francis Bagnaia should be the main or the only candidate to win this year’s world title, he believes Marc Marquez.
Eight-time world champion is due to double vision problems this year missed two of the opening six races. On the other four he performed, he always finished among the top six. That is why he is currently in the overall standings behind the leading Quartararo is already 45 points behind. Nevertheless, Marquez admits that at the moment not at the level, which would allow him to fight for the title. According to him, the main candidates are currently leading Quartararo, and despite a slightly worse start to the season, Bagnaia.
“At the moment, we are not able to fight for the title. There are two racers on the starting list who are faster than all of us. These are Fabio and Pecco. I have already said in the tests that they will fight for the title again this year, and this is currently happening. "
While Quartararo leader in scoring, Bagnaia is fifth and has only 12 points more of Marquez. However, the Spaniard was enthusiastic about today's performance of Bagnaia in Jerez.
"It's true that we're getting closer to the best, but we're not where we want to be yet," he said. said a Honda racer who, along with other racers in Jerez, conducted another one-day test on Monday. "We have a lot of work to do. At the moment, we do not know in which direction we need to focus on development. Since I missed the race in Indonesia and Argentina, I lost a lot of important points. However, we do not have the speed to fight for the victory and the title. "
Marquez miraculously saved the fall in the race
A weekend in Jerez is for Marquez did not start the best, but took advantage of Bagnaio and Quartararo in the qualifiers and managed to qualify for the second starting row. In the race, he initially flirted with ranking at stage for the winners, but after a mistake, when he masterfully saved the fall at the end of the race in the last turn, he won third place Alex Espargaro.
"It's been a long time since I last saved the fall in this way. Definitely not in the last two seasons. Fortunately, this happened in the left turn. If this had happened in the right (weaker right arm and shoulder due to a fracture) it would most likely have ended differently.
I was picked up by the Spanish fans, as I was already completely on the ground, the motorcycle was already sliding towards the sand, but I somehow managed to pick it up, ” the Spaniard explained.
