Reigning MotoGP World Champion had to ride beyond the limit just to stay with the Ducati and Yamaha MotoGP competition in today’s Mugello MotoGP but eventually it caught up with him and he crashed out with six laps to go.
The Spanish wunderkind lost the front as he challenged for a podium spot and said that after seven laps, he lost most of his rear grip and had to ride his RC213V on the front as much as he could, and it caught him out.
“We did the most difficult work in the first laps but in the second part of the race I was struggling a lot. I was over the limit at every corner and then in the end I crash but the most important is that we try,” said Marquez, speaking at the track.
“We were there but when you are riding in the limit this can happen. Today the front was the positive thing in the race because I feel confident and like I was riding only with the front wheel but the tyre drop on lap seven or eight.
“Then again, I had the same problem as always, big slides everywhere, no support on the rear. When you are riding like this for 20 laps, it is easy to lose one time.”
