MotoGP | Malaysian GP Qualifying: Iannone, "Marquez got in the line, I would have gotten to the front row"[Video]

MotoGP Gp Sepang Qualifying Suzuki – Andrea Iannone closed qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix, eighteenth stage of the 2018 MotoGP, with the fourth fastest time.

The driver from Vasto, after the difficulties of the first day in the dry FP3, managed to gain direct access to Q2. In the qualifying session, held on a wet track, he showed off an excellent feeling, coming close to fighting for the front row, which he lost due to finding Marquez in his path on the opening lap.

These are the words of Andrea Iannone: “I was angry with Marquez, I had two red sectors at that moment, he had seen me and was going slowly, he got in the line and I lost time. He was a front row player for us and it was important. But that's how it went. I haven't had a chance to talk to him. He apologized to me in the starting test, I accept them, but now the regulation is clear and that's it. I think we're in a good position on the grid. We struggled here in the dry, we are further away from Marquez, Dovizioso and Vinales. Today we improved the bike. Yesterday I had no feeling and was going slowly. I have many bad memories here but I try not to think about them. I arrive from Australia in good shape, I'm having a good time but it's weighing on me a bit. If you arrive at a track where you did well it's different. I would definitely prefer a dry race. In qualifying on the second lap the bike slipped so we don't have data to race in those conditions. Today's bikes are very complicated and everything needs to be perfect."