Marc Marquez advises Alex to turn the page quickly

Aleix Espargaro This Sunday, he was torn between anger and resignation after signing for the first Zero race of the year due to human error in the Aprilia team at Motegi. The 33-year-old Granollers man, who had not scored a win until last April, saw the ability of his rivals and had the perfect opportunity to deduct points from them. Do it in a race and battle each other for 8th place.

Coming in third, 25 points behind Quartararo, and slashing the 17 point gap he had when he entered Motegi on Thursday, means he’s already racing four behind. not. All because Eco he left his map lap after doing his lap in formation to avoid consuming petrol. The bike he does not exceed 5,000 rpm and 80 km / h. power. And that’s something only an electronic engineer can change, and it doesn’t make sense for a pilot to touch a button to initiate a reset.

When asked if he was mad at the team on Sunday, he responded well: “No, no, that’s it. But we took a step back for the championship.”

“The only option left for me is to win the race. Fabio has one race ahead of me and four races to go. I have to win in Thailand or in Australia and Malaysia. If If I don’t win, or I have to do it all, the podium, it’s impossible.”

If anyone can relate to Aprilia’s Il Capitano, it’s Marc Márquez. At the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, he had a situation where he knew how to turn things around after years with his team and turn it into an inside joke.

Marc was the persecuted person at the table rather than the persecutor Aleix situation, and at Phillip Island he had his first match ball. A tire blistering problem turned that grand prix into a nightmare and the rookie made history. The organization changed the number of laps in the race and had to force a bike change between lap 9 and his 10th. Repsol Honda technicals The Spanish part of his staff did not correctly interpret the regulations and was discounted, ultimately leading to the promotion of the regulations. A change on lap 11 resulted in a sudden disqualification due to a black flag.

This Sunday, Marquez reminded As’s envoy Mera Cercoles of the matter and asked him to put himself in Alex’s shoes. Let Alex and his pilot gene explode with rage, an ambitious pilot’s adrenaline blast, and go all out in Thailand… At least that’s how I would react.

“I told him to look at Australia in 2013 as an example. It’s just a coincidence and he can do it again, not too far off,” Mark explained.