Marquez’s win at the Sachsenring was perhaps the most important of his entire career. Because it meant a return to normal for the cannibal from Cervera. Honda’s team manager Alberto Puig commented on a historic day.
“The win at the Sachsenring was very important,” he said. “It was an incredibly important day, all the more so for the driver. Marc Marquez has spent a lot of time suffering without racing, with no results, and that is very painful for a driver like him. We must acknowledge what he has done and thank him for all of his efforts during this time. What he did in Germany back then was really unbelievable. It was very important for the Repsol Honda team, for all of the people who work at HRC, for all of the people who support us here on the track and behind the scenes, engineers, technicians, everyone. It’s a special day. It’s a day to thank everyone, especially Marc. “
Marc’s success also marked Honda’s return to victory after 581 days of fasting.
“For a company like Honda, which is used to winning many races over the course of its racing life, this was a very painful periodl “, the team manager admitted. “But we understand that life can be difficult at times, and we are having some problems right now. We work to overcome them in the best possible way and try to solve them. We understand that we have some weaknesses. We recognized them. We also know that Marc is not at his best. Sunday was an important day because we could win, but we don’t think our problems are solved. We will work to give all of our riders, not just Marc, the best bike possible.”
But there is not much time to celebrate because the Assen GP is just around the corner.
“I think that every team member will have their own way of enjoying those few hours between races and celebrating in their own way, especially Marc,” Alberto continued. “Now we’re moving to Assen and there won’t be time to play there. We will arrive, we will discover a completely different scenario, it will probably be cold, with a lot of rain, but we will see again what the story is. “
Puig knows that a swallow doesn’t make a summer and that a positive result can’t change the face of the season.
“I honestly don’t think so. I think we have to solve our problems and Marc has to keep recovering“Was his opinion. “We’ll have ups and downs this season. The result at the Sachsenring was very important, but that doesn’t mean we have solved everything now. To think that way would be a mistake. We should think about what we can gradually improve and face the new battle in Assen.”