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He closes with a 17th final time (1’32”978 at 1”4 from Aleix Espargaró), 28 total laps, and two falls at Misano. Morbido's tour de force in – returning after the injury that kept him away for some time – ended with a day in which his main focus was improving his sensations with the M1 2021, which he began to get familiar with during the race weekend.
“I feel pretty good, I’m a bit tired, especially my leg, and it’s a little swollen, but that’s okay,” Morbido said as he analyzed the day. “I fell twice today, and my leg reacted well. I had no complications after the falls. I'm glad. Yesterday I tried the new specs, and it felt good. Today I just tried to improve the sensations with this year’s bike, to try to feel better and understand what I need to improve.”
We keep hearing from Márquez that he’s taking things calmly and not giving much feedback on the tests, due to his physical condition. Your physical problem is your leg, which is something different. Do you trust your feelings to give feedback right now or not? What’s your plan for recuperating ?
“Certainly, my physical condition is not ideal for testing, but I try to give feedback and my contribution if I have to. Obviously, I told them to take into consideration my physical condition, the kilometers covered on the two bikes, 2021 and 2022, and in general. If I have to, I try to express my sensations. The plan is to continue recuperating. We’re definitely focused on that. From what I understand, it’s not possible to lose focus when recuperating, because this is an injury that needs to be kept monitored for the first five to six months, so we’ll continue to keep an eye on it for another two to three months. We’ll certainly try to improve my physical condition that, at the moment, is not the best. But we’ll improve for America.”
Where did you fall? What happened?
“I fell at turn fifteen and turn six. Both were frontal falls.”
Five days on the track after a long time. First the race weekend, then the tests. Was it as you expected, more or less difficult?
“Physically, it was hard but sustainable. The hard thing to sustain was my leg, but I didn’t feel pain in the rest of my body, maybe because Misano is a track I know. The hardest thing to manage was my leg. Technically, however, getting on a new bike, with a new team, and doing the grand prix right away was a great challenge, and I’m happy to have gotten through in a decent way, mostly with this injury. Also, we had to work during these two days of tests, but I had to push to try to understand what I want from the bike. So I’m happy, and I didn’t expect anything more or nothing less. I had no expectations.”
