Marc Marquez comes to Le Mans with one eye on the Honda and the other on his physical condition. In France, the Spaniard wants to take a step forward, knowing full well that the test will not be that easy. His recovery path continues, but at the same time there are limits to his driving style and the usual sensations.
But Marc doesn’t want to go defeated, if at all, he’d rather grit his teeth and prepare for the fight.
“As we all know, the weather here is unpredictable and so I have to adapt – he began – on the one hand I would like to run dry because that way I can continue my development, my personal rehabilitation and the best.” Path is in dry conditions. On the other hand, wet conditions, you never know it’s more of a lottery. Of course, the limit I have now when driving in dry conditions is my physical condition. It’s true that wet conditions are less physically demanding, so that can help, but then again, my position on the bike is not the same as always. “
The # 93 is aware of all the difficulties that it must face …
“The bike isn’t bad at the moment, but we’re missing something. In the garage, my team has to be very careful as my comments are no longer as accurate as they were before. Sometimes I start the weekend with one set-up and then end on Sunday with a different one, of course thanks to my physical condition, as I drive differently in each session than the previous one ”.
It’s a shame that his physical condition got in the way during the last test …
“In Jerez I wanted to resume the path that I had interrupted by bike in 2020, but unfortunately I struggled physically and couldn’t. But I’ll try again this weekend to do comparison work.
In the meantime, the team tries to guarantee him maximum support …
“Honda works hard and has multiple components to make progress. Things get more complicated if we don’t have a really fast driver. If there was a strong driver who was always close to the best positions, it would be a lot easier for the engineers to work. Instead, after a difficult 2020, we’re coming to this 2021. There was a rookie like Alex on the factory team, and Cal suffered physically from it, while Nakagami used the 2019 bike. All of these things together certainly determined everything. “
Marc’s thoughts are already focused on the Bugatti run, in which he triumphed two years ago …
“My priority is to recover physically. TThe bone consolidation is going well, that is, from Jerez to Le Mans I was able to increase the training in the gym a little, We’re trying to find a way to get more strength and more muscle on the right arm. And I think there is still a big difference and we are far from a good level. Big difference between left and right arm. After Jerez, we started working out heavier weights in the gym just trying to work harder and then I felt like we were still far from a good path. Nevertheless, the difference is big. “
Last Wednesday the # 93 underwent a control visit …
“The feeling I have while riding is normal. If everything goes well after Le Mans, maybe I can drive between races, and this will be another step too. But at the moment we haven’t made up our minds. “