Marc Márquez had his first outing with Ducati officially in MotoGP this past weekend and with positive results, especially on a track that is not one of his favorites. Jorge Lorenzo was very attentive to the performance of his compatriot and former teammate at Honda, and liked what he saw.
The former rider spoke about #93’s race to DAZN, quoted by Motosan, and confessed to seeing Márquez having fun and showing himself very clear in how he managed the events: ‘How he managed the weekend, the races, in a very intelligent way, knowing his limits and having fun with the bike, something that hadn’t happened in a long time’.
Still, Lorenzo highlighted the difference in the bike that the Gresini Racing rider has (GP23) compared to the latest version is noticeable: ‘I was a little shocked by the difference in speed with [Jorge] Martín’s bike on the main straight, which I didn’t see on Saturday, but on Sunday it was evident that you were missing those two or three tenths’.
Regarding what ‘was missing to win’ for Márquez, Lorenzo recalled that this is not the favorite circuit for the Spanish rider: ‘I don’t know why, what was missing to win? The circuit also had an influence, not many races are won here in Qatar’.
