In case you missed out, Marc Marquez has just made history in Australia by becoming Honda’s most successful rider after claiming his 55th premier class victory at the end of an incredible Australian Grand Prix. The Spaniard‘s Sunday got off to a great start as he managed to line up on the front row for the eighth straight year at Phillip Island.
After the win, Repsol Honda Team is just a single point behind the Ducati Team in the Team Championship as Honda is aiming to complete the triple crown.
Next up, the team will be heading to Malaysia for the final leg of the flyaways for Round 18 of the MotoGP World Championship.
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“It has been a crazy weekend with the weather and everything. Maverick was very fast today, but I was able to follow him and start slowly cooking the victory. Viñales started to push very hard and very fast at the front, but I knew that if I could stay with him for four or five laps then the victory was possible. The Repsol Honda Team have done a great job with the limited track time we have had. We had to gamble a little bit with the soft rear tyre and it was on the limit in the end, but we were able to win! It’s really special to take this 55th win with Honda, I feel incredible with the Honda family and I’m excited to enjoy this moment with them and the team,” says Marquez as quoted from Honda Racing Corporation.
Photo credits: HRC
“I expected before we arrived that I would struggle here but you’re always hopeful that things will change and you’re able to be fast. From FP1 we struggled in the wind and the cold. It’s the worst result since returning from the Assen injury, unfortunately, this is the reality. Malaysia in normal conditions will be better, it’s a track that suits me more and I think we can return to a pace similar to what we had in Motegi.”
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