The Repsol Honda team rider finishes eighth on the first day of the Italian Grand Prix, whilst Joan Mir suffered a crash that will rule him out of the rest of Round 6 of the season.
Marc Márquez completed the first day in Mugello in a positive way. Despite suffering a crash in P2 with ten minutes to go, the eight-time World Champion clocked a best time of 1:45.691, missing out on the top spot by just over 2 tenths of a second.
With that time, the Repsol Honda Team rider finished eighth on the combined timesheets and earned a spot in Q2.
Joan Mir had a difficult first day at the Italian GP, a crash mid-way through second practice ending his day early. Suffering significant discomfort, the #36 went to have his hand examined and revealed damage around the fifth finger of the right hand. Due to the high-speed and demanding nature of the Mugello Circuit, Joan Mir and the Repsol Honda Team have decided to withdraw from the remainder of the event due to the injury sustained to his right hand.
MARC MÁRQUEZ – 8th 1’45.691
“We had a difficult day today, Mugello is always a bit of a tough track for us and I had to use a lot of energy today to get into Q2. This was our target so I am satisfied we were able to achieve it but we need to improve a few points for the next two days. It was a busy day trying things today as well, which should help us to come up with some solutions for tomorrow. The goal for tomorrow is to try and stay inside the top ten, the weather is still looking a bit uncertain so this might offer us some more opportunities.”
