MotoGP 2021, Marc Marquez: In Portimao, how can he change his strategy?

Marc Marquez, an eight-time world champion, will return to the track with Honda in Portimao. Because free practice to the limit and crashes are not an option, Marquez will have to devise a new plan in order to stay on top. For number 93, here’s how the weekend guide and organization might change.

Finally, Marquez has confirmed it: “See you on the track in Portimao!”. Marc is set to return to the World Championship racing fields after a nine-month hiatus and a shaky return for the Qatar GP. This news comes as a shock to all fans, but it raises numerous questions about Honda’s competitiveness. Will he immediately be the champion we all know? How will you prepare for the weekend, particularly during free practice? Let’s try to do some clarity.

Free practice and qualifying at the limit for Marquez

Marc has always admitted and proved that in order to go fast, you must find your bike’s limit, and falls are an inevitable part of the game. A winning theory that allowed the number 93 to always finish first in both the race and the fall rankings at the end of the year. In 2013, his debut year in MotoGP, he had fifteen crashes, followed by 11 in 2014, 13 in 2015, 17 in 2016, 27 in 2017, 23 in 2018, and 14 in 2019. The numbers are primarily made up of mistakes made during free practice and qualifying, sessions that allow him to take risks without losing championship points and to have a very high limit on Sunday.

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New strategy?

We could see a totally different Marquez in the Portuguese Grand Prix in Portimao, which is set to take place from April 16 to 18. Despite the fact that the medical staff that visited him on April 9 in Madrid gave him the all-clear, no one knows what could happen in the event of a little fall. As a result, Marc will have to devise a new technique for determining the limit. Despite his legendary and incredible crash rescues, the natural choice is to enter “calm,” regain confidence in the RC213V, and use the four free practice sessions to get closer to the performance of the other drivers, who are fresh off the double stage in Losail. This is the most likely scenario, and one that he will have discussed with his staff, but in the mind of a champion, the only goal is to reach the top of the podium. As a result, Marquez will have to face his toughest opponent yet: Marc Marquez.

I return with my head

His first Grand Prix of 2021 will be “running in”, but these considerations are also valid for all the other rounds of the season. Regardless of the result in Portimao, these less drastic strategic changes could reveal a Marc who is more vulnerable and less dominant in the group. Alternatively, his talent combined with a new strategy could help him regain his title as the undisputed champion of recent years.

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