The Gresini Ducati rider crashed within the hour-long afternoon observe at Le Mans and struggled for tempo by means of to the chequered flag.
His penultimate flying lap within the session was thwarted by a yellow flag, earlier than a mistake whereas quickest by means of the primary sector on his final effort consigned him to thirteenth and a spot in Q1.
Marquez says this was the primary Friday observe since leaping on the Ducati the place “it was troublesome” for him and says his issues stem from an absence of feeling from the rear of his bike.
“That is the primary Friday it was troublesome, and the opposite Fridays had been fairly straightforward, tempo was good, was straightforward to be in Q2,” he stated.
“But it surely’s true that it is the first Friday we struggled extra and it may well occur.
“So, now it is time to react and attempt to perceive what we did, the place I battle extra on my using model and attempt to enhance for tomorrow.
“I am struggling as a result of I am pushing an excessive amount of on the entrance as a result of I do not really feel the rear. So, we have to perceive really feel higher on the rear.
“This bike particularly it’s essential really feel lots or it’s essential take loads of potential from the rear. If not, you’ll battle, so it is what occurred in the present day.”
Marquez’s crash at Flip 12 in second observe was the primary he is had on the Ducati that might be blamed on overriding.
Marc Marquez, Gresini Racing
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“In the present day was the primary crash for overriding,” he stated. “You may see the picture, I used to be preventing in opposition to the bike. I used to be not clean sufficient, I used to be not clear on the traces and in that crash, I leant an excessive amount of.
“I used to be struggling to maintain the traces after which I leant an excessive amount of. So, we have to perceive effectively and attempt to perceive tomorrow the best way to enhance.”
The Spaniard tried a set-up path in FP1 that proved efficient, however suggests his Gresini staff might must revert to his normal settings for Saturday after his struggles in second observe.
Requested if there was a giant distinction between his two bikes following his crash, he stated: “No, it was very related between first bike, second bike.
“Was a giant distinction in comparison with this morning. This morning, we tried one factor and we determined to go in that path.
“Now we could have some query marks after which perhaps we have to make a step again and attempt to perceive higher for tomorrow, as a result of it is true that this morning I’m going out within the first run and I really feel OK, was the perfect run perhaps on the using model and I used to be smoother.
“So, let’s have a look at what we have to do.”
He additionally batted away ideas that the rumours surrounding his future had been performing as a distraction at Le Mans.
“I am already 13 years, 14 years in MotoGP,” he stated. “So, I do not really feel that stress. [It’s] the primary Friday that we battle, and this may occur and now it is time to react.
“I do not count on to battle right here in Le Mans, however it may well occur. So, we have to perceive the place we’re dropping and what we have to do.”
