#ThailandGP | Riders’ Press Conference: “It is not going to be a normal weekend”
MotoGP riders expressed their thoughts before going on track in Buriram, where Marc Marquez will have the opportunity to become once again World Champion
Surely Buriram is going to be a crucial weekend for the World Championship, as long as Marc Marquez will have the chance to conquer his 8th World Title on Sunday if he conquers 2 points more than Andrea Dovizioso. Marc’s leadership is consistent and the Championship is already in his hands, but it is still not official yet. Only
“The layout looks easy on paper, but it's not so easy” 🎙️ - @marcmarquez93
— MotoGP™ 🇹🇭 (@MotoGP) October 3, 2019
A track that proved a challenge but with updates over last year Marc looks to be even more competitive in 2019 💪#ThaiGP 🇹🇭 pic.twitter.com/l2Azny6F3U
Andrea Dovizioso can challenge him and delay the party for Honda HRC rider, with the Italian who will give his best to do it.
First one to talk in Press Conference was Marc: “We will try to use the same approach, but you know that this is a special weekend. We will have other chances if we cannot win the Title here. I will try to be the same Marc, but we should be ready to work as usual. We want to win on Sunday. Track’s layout seems easy but it is not, last year I had good feeling, we should be ready for every occasion
Andrea Dovizioso wants anyway to come back to victory and get a revenge from last year battle: “Aragon was a good race, we had a good rhythm finishing 2nd. Every year is different, maybe we will not have a group race like last one. We surely should restart from there, we are competitive but we have to pay attention to many things”.
“You have to remember everything from last year” 🎙️ - @AndreaDovizioso
When it comes down to a last corner battle, knowledge and experience is the key to success
“You have to remember everything from last year” 🎙️ - @AndreaDovizioso
— MotoGP™ 🇹🇭 (@MotoGP) October 3, 2019
When it comes down to a last corner battle, knowledge and experience is the key to success ✊#ThaiGP 🇹🇭 pic.twitter.com/fBdV2x82YY
Valentino Rossi is not having a good season with “The Doctor” who wants to come back to the podium: “Our biggest problem in Aragon was the rear, we had a tough race. Last year in Buriram we changed something to bike’s setup and it worked well, we should consider also the weather”. There is also a big news on his side as long as Valentino will replace Silvano Galbusera with David Munoz: “David Munoz will take part of our crew next year. Silvano wanted to work with us but with less stress. I was not expecting this, it is not positive for my team, but Silvano chose to work with the Test Team”.
“Last year, the race was very good for us” 🎙️ - @ValeYellow46
Positive memories for Rossi here in Thailand. The Doctor will look to build on his strong 4th place in 2018
“Last year, the race was very good for us” 🎙️ - @ValeYellow46
— MotoGP™ 🇹🇭 (@MotoGP) October 3, 2019
Positive memories for Rossi here in Thailand. The Doctor will look to build on his strong 4th place in 2018
After a good race in Aragon, Fabio Quartararo wants to come back to the podium too: “We had the same problem of Valentino in Aragon, it was a different race compared to Misano. I watched many times last year’s race here in Buriram to learn in the best way possible this track”
Who got a podium in Aragon was Jack Miller, who is living a good year overall: “We had a good feeling in the past races, I conquered the podium in Spain and it was special. I hope I can stay with top group on Sunday, we should be clever to be competitive. Over this, we have to take a look to the weather”.
Aleix Espargaro had a good Sunday in Aragon with his Aprilia, but now it is time to show if the development is going in the right direction: “We struggled a lot but Aragon was our best race. We were fast from Friday and we got a good result on Sunday. We hope to do the same here in Buriram, but it is not easy when you have only two bikes on track, but also Andrea is improving. We are working a lot to improve our bike”
