MotoGP: Marquez reveals how warm-up session helped him win at the Balaton circuit

Having prolonged his profitable streak to seven, six-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez has revealed that the quick warm-up session on Sunday morning helped him pick the best tyre compound for the 26-lap Balaton race.

After a coming along with Marco Bezzecchi initially, Márquez recovered to second place with 22 laps to go, earlier than taking the lead on lap 11.

From then on, the Spaniard managed the hole till the chequered flag, finally crossing the road with greater than 4 seconds in hand over the runner-up, Pedro Acosta.

Reflecting on the beginning, Márquez mentioned: “I used to be fortunate to not crash after the approaching along with Bezzecchi: I wasn’t anticipating him to decelerate that a lot at flip two and I bumped into him.

“My mistake. I misplaced one place and from there my race had a brand new begin: I stayed affected person, understanding I had the medium tyre on my aspect. I received it as much as the right temperature after which I began pushing.”

Pressed on why he elected to run the medium tyre, the Ducati rider revealed that the quick warm-up session on Sunday morning confirmed him that he ought to decide towards the smooth tyres.

“The tyre selection actually made the distinction, as this morning I realised that with the medium I used to be in a position to lap on the identical tempo because the others on the smooth. I knew that because the race went on, I’d be capable to hold the identical rhythm.”

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