The weather forecast for this weekend at Phillip Island points to very windy conditions but that’s not something that scares Marc Marquez, although the rider admits that, in general, it is dangerous in the way it affects today’s bikes, where the aerodynamic package is very important.
Faced with comments from some riders about the wind that is forecast, including Miguel Oliveira, Marquez said: ‘Here it’s always windy, dangerous and everything else: it’s dangerous if you have a wall too close, it’s dangerous if you have aquaplaning on the straight like the red flag at Motegi, but if it’s very windy, if the track is dirty you’ll be slower and it’s not so dangerous. The risk is related to you, but for me it’s ok’.
However, the spaniard did warn about how the wind might feel given the current characteristics of the bikes: ‘Of course, it’s more difficult when it’s windy, but it’s also true that these bikes are increasingly difficult because of all the aerodynamics, because we feel the wind a lot more, but that’s MotoGP’.
Asked if he could make a difference on this track, where the rider’s qualities usually stand out, Marquez replied: ‘[Laughs] We’ll see because one of the most important things on this track is rear traction: to have that good traction in turn four and on all the climbs, in turns six, seven and eight, we’ll see, we have to understand. It’s true that it’s a track where you can push if you feel you can. If you don’t feel it, it’s better to stay calm’.