Jorge Lorenzo has asked Marc Marquez exactly why there seemed to be a big difference in speed between himself and Jorge Martin at the Qatar MotoGP.
However, the difference in top speed between both Ducatis was a slight surprise at the Qatar MotoGP.But this was not because of the difference in machinery, instead due to Marquez losing time on acceleration coming out of the final corner.
Eager to know what was causing the speed differential, Lorenzo asked Marquez post-race saying: “I was a bit shocked at the speed difference compared to Martin’s bike, which I didn’t see yesterday. “But today it was obvious that you were missing two or three tenths from the engine. I don’t know what caused it.
“And then the simple question: what’s missing to win? Did the circuit also influence you? Here in Qatar where you haven’t won many times.”Marquez had a clear response for his former rival, which had nothing to do with the bike’s potential.“Yes, well I only won once, in 2014,” began Marquez when responding to Lorenzo. “Qatar has always been a bit of a drag for me but my target was to be in the top five, both in the sprint and the race.“In the sprint I was doing it very well.
“I was winning in other points but it didn’t end up compensating. So we need to make a note of this for the next races, but for the moment, what’s missing is missing.“I fought a bit too much with the bike, in the sprint I was more comfortable, so we’ll see if we can take all of this into consideration and learn.”
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