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Video: Álex Márquez rounded the first podium of the season in MotoGP, but the red flag prevented him: "It made me angry"
2024 Author: Nicholas Abramson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-10 16:34
In the middle of a season full of problems The Algarve Grand Prix has been an oasis for Álex Márquez. The Spanish rider has had his best race of 2021, but an untimely red flag has left him without even the possibility of fighting for the podium. Marquez couldn't hide his anger.
Even without Marc Márquez on the track, Honda's performance this weekend has been quite acceptable, although they have lost some of the distance in the overall marks to Suzuki due to Joan Mir's great race. But the performance of the youngest of the Márquez is clearly the most positive note for Honda.
Álex Márquez achieved the best result of 2021, but could not debut the LCR on the podium
After a good classification, Márquez also made a great start that put him in a position to fight for the podium. It didn't take him long to get rid of the Pramac Ducati, but he found himself ahead of Jack Miller, who was to be his track partner for the rest of the race. And who took the podium from him.
"I have been able to speak with Marc and asked me if I could have tried it or not because he knows that Jack is tough and hard to fight, "explained Márquez. However, the Honda rider did manage to overtake Miller and roll in front of him a few laps, although the Australian later gave it back to him.
" It has made me angry, at least to try and try it. The fact of fighting for the position being even. If they pass you and you see that they have more than half a second of advantage, you can throw in the towel, but we have lacked the power to fight for the podium. I'm happy with the result, Márquez acknowledged at the end of the race.
And it is that when Márquez was preparing the overtaking, two laps from the end, The red flag came out on the track and the race ended. Iker Lecuona took Miguel Oliviera ahead and at first it seemed that the Portuguese could have hurt himself, so Race Direction chose to be prudent.
"I was close to him when I went through the finish line. I wanted to try to overtake him, or at least test him in the last sector and entering the finish line I could come out with more stability. I could test him on the straight or on 1. On the lap that they have raised the flag red I was able to overtake him entering the finish line and I didn't, I kept it for the next one. They are things that happen ", concludes Márquez.
Márquez would have been the 16th different rider on the podium in 2021, breaking the MotoGP record, and also would have given the LCR the first drawer of the season. But, even so, it is the best result of the year for the little one of the Márquez, who can now dream of finishing in front of his teammate, Takaaki Nakagami. There is only one race left.
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