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Marc Marquez won his third GP of the year at Misano, after Sachsenring and Austin, in the most difficult season for him. The Spanish champion was back after a one-year hiatus due to an arm injury and his physical condition is still not at 100%. For him this year has been a tough test from both a physical and mental point of view, as he recounted in an interview with Nadia Tronchoni of El Pais before the Italian race.
“Before winning was not a routine, but I lived it as if it was: ‘OK, I won, now the next one. Now it is: ‘Woah, I won, let's celebrate, because we don't know when the next one will come - he explained - It's more special ”.
Marc's problem at the moment is his right shoulder and the curves in that direction are a limit.
“I feel too much difference between what I'm doing in the right and left corners, that's where I want to improve - he continued - It's not the Honda's fault, but my position on the bike. Riding like this is difficult for me. When I want to be natural, I make mistakes, accidentally, I get out of line. It's frustrating until you figure it out, I crashed because I was trying to go as fast as I could. I soon realized it couldn't be done ”.
At Silverstone he crashed trying to overtake, involving Martin.
“I was too tight and it didn't go as I expected - he recalled - Not because I don't know how to do it, but because I tried to do something that I can't do now. I have to understand the situation I am in and be realistic. I have to swallow my pride ”.
Schwantz said that a serious injury always remains in a rider’s head, the only solution is to try to forget it. Marquez, however, does not agree on this aspect.
"Mentally, the injury doesn't slow me down at all - he said - I don't race thinking I'm injured, but the pain makes you think, it prevents you from riding as before. It's not the same thing to ride thinking only about the bike, the set-up, instead of just doing two fast laps in a practice session, three more in another to save yourself physically ".
Marc knows that this period, once over, can make him stronger, but he is suffering a lot.
“I like to control my emotions, but sometimes they explode - he confessed - One of my weaknesses was not being able to accept not being ready to win, not being able to go fast. This year I'm realizing it, if I'm 9th in a session, I can accept it, better times will come. Before it was all or nothing, now I'm working on it and I hope it will help me in the future ”.
