Marquez “careful” with Honda MotoGP bike feedback

The six-time MotoGP world champion believed the 2021 RC213V was missing in the middle of cornering the last time at Jerez, compared to the bike he last rode in 2020.

Admitting that the base bike he rides as he continues his comeback this weekend at the French Grand Prix is ​​”not bad”, he again admitted that he was still “missing something”.

However, given his current physical condition, Marquez admits that he is not yet able to properly control the development of the Honda and that he has to be careful with his feedback on the RC213V to his engineers.

“I’m starting in Portimao and Jerez with a bit of evolution that Honda and all the other riders have brought to the motorcycle,” he said at Le Mans on Thursday.

“And it’s not bad at all, I mean, on the whole, it’s not bad. But it’s true, we are missing something.

“First of all we have to be careful on my side of the box because I always try to be honest with the engineers and my technicians and my comments are not as precise as always.

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“I drive differently every training session. I start the weekend one way and end the weekend another way – not because I change my riding style, but because I get tired and then I change the weight position on the bike and the setup changes.

“That’s one thing. But it’s true that one of the plans during the test in Jerez on Monday was to go back a bit to where I drove in Jerez in 2020.

“But I couldn’t test because my physical condition made it impossible.

“And maybe one of the goals this weekend is to understand where we are now and where we have been in the past.”

The French GP this weekend will be hit hard by rain, which Marquez admits that he could offer more opportunities to expand his results goals as the conditions shouldn’t be as physically demanding for him.

“It looks like the weather conditions this weekend will be one of the keys to the weekend and we have to adapt,” he said.

“Ultimately, I don’t know. On the one hand, of course, I want to drive dry, because that way I can continue my personal rehabilitation and the best way is in dry conditions.

“On the other hand, you never know in wet conditions. It’s more of a lottery.

“Of course the limit I now have in dry conditions is my physical condition.

“It’s true that wet conditions are less demanding, so this can help.

“But at the same time, my position on the bike is not the same as always.

“We will see. On the one hand, it is of course positive for me, because it will be a physically less strenuous weekend.”

Marquez also confirmed he was able to step up his fitness training after a medical exam after the Spanish GP and is hoping to introduce a day of bike training into his regime after Le Mans.