The Repsol Honda riders will take part in the Dutch TT this weekend, fresh from their podium double in the Catalan GP and a test one day later.
Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa are currently third and fourth in the World Championship standings, with 88 and 84 points, respectively.
The Repsol Honda riders have been on the rostrum together in three of the last five races (the GP of the Americas, Spanish GP and Catalan GP).
Marc Márquez has been on the podium at the Dutch TT for seven consecutive years, winning the race on four of those occasions: In 2010 in 125cc, 2011 and 2012 in Moto2, and 2014 in MotoGP.
Marc Márquez
“We’re coming off a positive race and a promising day of testing in Catalunya, so we’re looking forward to getting back on the bike and to continuing on the same level in the next race. I like Assen. We’ve had some exciting races there, and many good memories. Of course the weather is always unpredictable and makes things change very quickly, so we must be ready to adapt as we did in 2014 and last year. That, coupled with the fact that every race this season also seems quite unpredictable, means we’ll have to keep totally focused and work particularly hard beginning Friday morning to find a good setup for our bike and tyres, with the target of fighting for the podium in the race.”.
Dani Pedrosa
“This weekend we head to the Dutch TT fresh from a podium in Catalunya. This is a race which usually requires great concentration in order to be prepared and deal with every situation the weekend may throw at us! You never know how much dry-track time you’ll get there and having to try several tyres during the weekend you must fully exploit every session. It’s a fast track that I like and we’ll push from Friday morning ready to make our best to be able to fight again at the front on Sunday”.
