Marquez rides for revenge
WORLD championship leader Marc Marquez is out for revenge at the British MotoGP on Sunday after losing out on the last bend to Andrea Dovizioso in Austria two weeks ago.
Marquez came second to Ducati’s Dovizioso at the Spielberg track ahead of Honda teammate and fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa.
But the three-time world champion is not expecting things to go all his own way at Silverstone. He admits he faces a “challenging” weekend on a tough track that demands skill and caution but rewards raw speed.
Marquez has won twice at Silverstone, the last in 2014. He has claimed three pole positions, proving he can master all conditions including wet weather that has dogged the British round in the past.
He said that his goal is “always to be there at the front and be very consistent at all tracks and in all conditions”.
“Of course we’ll try for the same at Silverstone, a circuit that I like, though we know it will be a challenging round as our opponents are usually very strong there.”
Dovizioso, second behind Marquez in the world championship standings, finished third in 2015 and second in 2011 at Silverstone, both results achieved in rainy conditions.
The leading contenders will not be ruling out a challenge from Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales, who claimed his first ever MotoGP win here last year and stands third in the rankings.