Marc Márquez is virtually out of the MotoGP title contention after his crash and retirement last Sunday at the Indonesian GP. However, with five rounds remaining, there are still results to fight for, starting with the Japanese GP.
The eight-time world champion acknowledged that Motegi is a circuit where he usually performs well, but also mentioned that some rivals are strong there too: ‘Stop-and-go tracks suit my riding style better, so I like it. Let’s see what we can do this year. It’s true that I also expect KTM to be super fast, because they are very good in those stop-and-go corners. So, we will try to do our best’.
Rain is possible during the Japanese GP weekend, but Márquez doesn’t have a particular preference for such conditions, now that he’s no longer fighting for the title:
– Of course, when I was fighting for the championship, you prefer rainy conditions because everything becomes more possible, especially when you need to make up points. But now that we are a bit out of that battle, I don’t care. We will try to adapt to every situation.