What stopped Marc Marquez from victory in Austria?

The Spaniard analyses why he is still unable to perform the mind-blowing saves for which he is famous.

At the Bitci Austrian Grand Prix, Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) had his most encouraging weekend ever. Despite finishing 15th and collecting only one point, the Spaniard put together an outstanding performance. Starting from the second row, the eight-time World Champion battled for victory in a race that was initially dry before rain came.

“It was my enemy,” As his chances of an unbelievable dry result became highly complicated, the factory Honda driver said. Then, with two laps to go, he tucked the front of Turn 1 and all hopes of a podium vanished.

Previously, the Catalan would have likely left everyone’s mouths open, saving that front-end fold with his elbow. We’ve come to expect it from him because he’s done it so often. But, following his triple humerus operation, Marquez confesses that he no longer has the same powers as he did in FP4 earlier this weekend.

“This year I cannot save these kind of crashes,” started the 93. “As soon as I push with the front, I cannot push with the elbow and I cannot save it. Also, it’s related a little bit to the set-up. But then when it goes, it goes. This is something already in the past I used that set-up and already the feeling was the same: stable, smooth but then when you lose the front, I cannot save the crash.

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Marquez compared his crash on Saturday to his Turn 3 crash in the second qualifying round of the Styrian Grand Prix: “Today basically it was a bit similar to the qualy last week. I braked, I had a small movement, I lose the position on the bike. I went in front and gave up a bit. Then I pushed too much the front tyre and I lose the front. But OK, it’s a corner. More than a corner, it’s a moment where I need to be very careful in the race and very smooth to keep the weight behind in all brake points.”

As he continues his rehabilitation and acclimatization to the premier class, the 28-year-old will have to wait. We’ll be adding more Marquez highlights to the MotoGPTM Greatest Saves compilation soon, but for now, the front-end of the Spaniard’s RC213V may be folding more frequently than usual.

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