Marc Marquez Secures Fourth Place in Intense Sprint Race at Thailand Grand Prix

THAILAND: Honda’s Marc Marquez kept the crowd on the edge of their seats at the Thailand Grand Prix, putting on a spectacular performance in the Sprint Race to secure fourth place. Starting from the third row, Marquez battled his way through the top 12, saving himself and his tire for the end of the race. Despite dropping to sixth place, Marquez dug deep and put it all on the line in the final two laps, passing Bezzecchi and entering into an intense battle with Aleix Espargaro for fourth place. In a repeat of the 2019 World Championship, the race came down to the final corner, and Marquez slipped ahead to seal fourth place.

Joan Mir also put on an impressive performance, recovering seven places to finish in 12th position after a difficult Q1 session. Mir was immediately in attack mode, making up a handful of places in the first corners and matching the lap times of the top ten. Content with the speed he showed, Mir is hoping to put his learning into action on Sunday and return to a point-scoring finish.

The Thailand Grand Prix was an intense day of MotoGP action, with lap records falling from almost the first moment of the day. The main event, the Thai GP, is scheduled to start at 15:00 Local Time on October 29, 2023, and will run over 26 laps.

Overall, Honda’s Marc Marquez and Joan Mir put on impressive performances at the Thailand Grand Prix, showcasing their skills and determination on the track.

Marc Marquez said, “It was a really busy day today, it’s always like that when you go through Q1. The team did a really good job and we were able to improve, I could ride in a better way and made it to Q2. From starting on the third row we were able to stay in contact with the front group and we were able to put on a good show and have a fun race. The Sprint overall was much better than I expected, we made a good start and battled until the end. The last corner was the opposite of 2019, I attacked and made it stick instead of defending from someone else’s attack. It looks like I have the correct braking point at that corner!”

Quote from Joan Mir^th) “It was a harder day than I was expecting. Starting from the 19th you have a lot to deal with and even when you have the speed like we had today, there’s still a lot of work to do. Finishing 12th is not bad, it was quite a real position and I think we need to be content with what’s been achieved today. My pace wasn’t for the top five, but certainly, if we started ahead we could have been there in the points. Anyway, we learned some more about the bike and we will use this knowledge.”

Thai GP – Sprint Race

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