MotoGP Barcelona: Marquez, “I'd rather fall 4 times than start tenth”

GP Catalunya MotoGP Honda Qualifying – Marc Marquez crashed twice in the 12 minutes of the qualifying session, fortunately without any consequences.

Despite everything, however, the reigning world champion will start from the second row, in fourth position.

The reigning world champion has a lot of confidence for tomorrow's race, his pace is good and according to him he can even challenge for the victory tomorrow. The only unknown will be teammate Dani Pedrosa, who, as the Spaniard said, if he is as fast as in Jerez he will be difficult to beat.

The crash count during this weekend is at 4. Since the start of the season the rider from Cervera has crashed 12 times, 5 times less than last year.

These are the words of Marc Marquez: “It seems like we can fight for the podium, because the pace isn't bad, and let's see if we can also aim for victory. I fell 4 times but the situation isn't that bad" said the HRC driver, who then added: “Everyone is suffering, not only because it is a very demanding circuit. I prefer to start fourth with four crashes rather than tenth. Of course all these falls are not good, but they show what we can do tomorrow. In qualifying I crashed, went back to the pits and crashed again. These were caused by several factors, including the low grip of the asphalt.”

The driver from Cervera also spoke about his teammate's pole position: “Dani is the best at managing the tyres. If he is the fastest, like in Jerez, we will have to think about second place.

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