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Nov92023 by PRNo Comments
Rossi on Malaysia 2015: I think they will punish Marquez

Rossi on Malaysia 2015: I think they will punish Marquez

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MotoGP is in full swing in Malaysia this weekend. The Sepang circuit hosted one of the most high-profile events in MotoGP, when the relationship between two giants, Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi, exploded on the track. Although eight years have passed since then, the two actors, like the viewers, are still strongly divided about the events. Rossi recently spoke about the incident in one of the podcasts and said that the feelings are still exactly the same. "When I think about the last three races of 2015 now, I have the same feelings as when I finished the last race back then," said the Italian. "It remains a deep wound, which I still think too much about. Fortunately, later in my career I started doing things that make me happy, but... In Malaysia, Marc was pestering me the whole race. He wanted me to fall, but then we hit on the flat. He says that s
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Apr272023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Marquez: The current injury could end my career

Marquez: The current injury could end my career

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Repsol Honda MotoGP star Marc Marquez has revealed that he was advised by three different teams of doctors to miss the Jerez race as hard braking could have worsened a thumb injury to the point where he would have to end his racing career for good . "I did my best to come back and race here in Spain," Marquez, who suffered a broken arm at this very track in 2020 that almost cost him his right arm due to complications, told a press conference. "If I were to race, it would be because I like to take risks. But I've been told by three teams of doctors that it would be madness to race this weekend and that I would have to accept the potential damage that would occur." The Spaniard revealed that although it is a broken bone, it is a delicate bone in the hand. "A broken bone cares with
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Mar282023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Quartararo critical of inconsistent MotoGP commissioners in Portugal

Quartararo critical of inconsistent MotoGP commissioners in Portugal

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After the first MotoGP 2023 race, Fabio Quartararo hit out at the commissioners, who were inconsistent in their decisions and did not take into account the agreed sanctions. The Frenchman was the victim of Joan Miro, who hit him while overtaking in Saturday's sprint race, causing him to lose five places, but he managed to hang on to his Yamaha and finish the race in tenth place. The Honda rider was given an extended lap penalty after the race, which was not the case in the incident between Luca Marini and Eneo Bastianini, which Quartararo does not understand. "No, I have no idea why, because it was said that if someone crashes into someone else and causes a loss of time, or an injury, then there is an extended lap penalty," Quartararo said. "Joan was penalized. I'm sorry that Marini crashed, but he hurt another rider
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Mar272023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
However, Marquez will not escape punishment

However, Marquez will not escape punishment

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After the Portuguese GP, there was some confusion over the penalty Marc Marquez received for his collision with Miguel Oliveira. The stewards handed him a two-lap penalty for aggressive driving at the Argentine GP, but the Honda rider will miss this weekend's race after breaking his thumb in the crash and undergoing surgery. Fellow journalist Simon Patterson later said the stewards had linked the penalty to the race in Argentina, which he interpreted as meaning Marquez would not have to serve it, but for his Italian colleagues at Gpone, Dorna's safety adviser, Loris Capirossi, said, that there was a misunderstanding and that the eight-time world champion will serve the penalty at the next race in which he will compete. The Honda racer will therefore not escape the punishment, i.e
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Mar262023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Marquez: Aggression in sprint races is no greater than in normal races

Marquez: Aggression in sprint races is no greater than in normal races

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Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez says it will be necessary to wait a few more races before we can judge Saturday's sprint races, a new addition to the MotoGP race schedule this year. Pecco Bagnaia won the first sprint race of the MotoGP class in Portugal, while Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez also finished the race on the podium. After the race, quite a few racers were critical of the sprint race, as the competitors were said to be too aggressive. Fabio Quartararo described the race as a jungle and warned that there will be a worse accident in the future. But Marquez says racers are no more aggressive in a race half the length of Sunday's grand prix than they are in normal red-flag resumptions. "Sprint races were introduced in order to see more overtaking," said Šp
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Mar252023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Marquez after a surprising pole position: I can't explain it

Marquez after a surprising pole position: I can't explain it

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Marc Marquez surprisingly won the best starting position at the opening qualifying of the 2023 MotoGP season in Portimao. The Honda racer already faced his rivals in the first part of qualifying, where he advanced to the faster qualifying group with a new lap record. There, he spent most of the time at the bottom of the time table, but at the last moment, with the help of Enea Bastianini, he won the best starting position for today's afternoon sprint race and tomorrow's race for the Portuguese Grand Prix. The eight-time world champion set a new track record with a time of 1:37.226, and after qualifying he was quite surprised by the fastest time. "I don't know from where, I just can't explain how I could be so fast," he said. "Yesterday we had a lot of problems, but today I had a better one
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Feb232023 by Blaž Štremfelj9 Comments
The rift between Marquez and Rossi long before Sepang 2015

The rift between Marquez and Rossi long before Sepang 2015

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Marc Marquez has revealed in his new documentary, Marc Márquez: All In, that he took revenge on Valentino Rossi at the final race of the 2015 season in Valencia, and according to the Spaniard, the feud between the two hot-bloods began well before the Malaysian Grand Prix. Rossi accused Marquez of conspiring against him with Jorge Lorenzo in 2015, and the dispute came to a head at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang, where the Italian pushed the Honda rider off the track, where the latter fell, and Rossi was fined three penalties by the stewards points. The then Yamaha racer accused the eight-time world champion of meddling in the fight for the title at the Australian Grand Prix, and in Malaysia, according to him, he outpaced him perfectly and thus helped Lorenzo. Rossi started the last race of the season in Valencia from last place, because
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Feb122023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Marquez: I am more satisfied with my physical condition than with the bike

Marquez: I am more satisfied with my physical condition than with the bike

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At the tests in Sepang, Marc Marquez was fully occupied with comparative tests, with which the new technical director of Honda Ken Kawauchi wanted to understand the position of the Repsol Honda team before the 2023 season. Together with his teammate Joan Miro, they drove 283 laps in three days . The eight-time world champion was tenth fastest on Sunday, and from the three days of testing, which he started with four bikes and ended with one, he mainly learned that his physical condition is much better than in the past few seasons, when he was plagued by injuries . But he feels the bike doesn't allow him to fight for the world title at the moment, so he called on Honda to try and resolve the issues at the final pre-season testing in Portimao. "We got a new technician
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October152022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Marquez: I needed a leeward

Marquez: I needed a leeward

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Marc Marquez took second place at the MotoGP class qualifiers in Australia, admitting that Francesco Bagnaia's downwind was the key to such a result. The Honda rider was fastest in third free practice at Phillip Island, where some, including Jack Miller, are tipping him to have a strong chance of victory due to his experience with tire conservation, which should be crucial in the race. "Pecco Bagnaia also has good experience with tyres, and we all know that Jorge Martin is also good in this area," said Marquez. "With a faster bike it's easier to keep an eye on the tyres, but I'm not in a position right now where I can skimp on them. I'll try to keep in touch with the best, but if I have to use rubber to do it, I'll do it. I'm really closer to the fastest here
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