MotoGP | Malaysian GP Qualifying: Marc Marquez, “It's a shame about the fall but I wasn't the only one following Quartararo” [VIDEO]

MotoGP GP Malaysia Sepang Honda Repsol Qualifying – Marc Marquez was the victim of a fall during the final stages of qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix, the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 2019 MotoGP.

The #93 of the Repsol Honda Team, after following like a shadow the one who then won the pole, Fabio Quartararo, fell after a sudden loss of grip on the rear of his Honda RC213V, which fortunately occurred at low speed, even though the However, the impact on the asphalt was quite violent.

Marquez suffered a small injury to his kneecap, bruises to his arms and after practice he was given painkillers, although in the press conference the rider wanted to downplay it.

His qualifying ended there and he will therefore start from the fourth row, eleventh fastest. He will have to make a great start to be able to be a protagonist in the race.

Statements Marc Marquez #93 Repsol Honda Team GP Malaysia Sepang Qualifying

“I'm pretty good, we had some good FP4s. It's a shame about the crash, we'll start from eleventh position, but I was lucky because I'm okay but the Yamahas are all going strong, especially Vinales, Morbidelli, Quartararo – Marquez told Sky Sport – Honestly we were all waiting for Quartararo because he was the fastest, it wasn't just me but also Petrucci, Crutchlow, Rins, the whole "world" followed him because he was the strongest. It's a shame about the fall, but I could have fallen on my own.”