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Originally Posted by sand_man
NO SPOILERS, but when the Aragon race is over, I'd like us to have a discussion on Marc Marquez. I'd like to hear what the more experienced users/riders here think is going on with him? Pushing too hard? Riding beyond his own limits? Lack of patience?
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Well, he lost the front, but we didn't get to see the video of the entry to the corner. My guess is that he lost it with too much brake pressure.
If you look at MM's career, he's been a little more conservative on full tanks and didn't really push it hard until mid-race, or slightly later. Jorge is capable of getting very fast starts and he can run a high pace from lap 1, so his rivals sometimes feel pressure to match his pace, as they fear him disappearing into the distance. MM probably pushed a little too hard to stay with him, rather than waiting until the tires were hot, the fuel level was lower, and so forth. He should have had faith, bided his time, and caught him towards the end.
The other thing is that this track has traditionally been a track where the Hondas had an advantage in pace over the Yamahas. This year, Yamaha has tested there twice, including recently, and they have upped their pace. Jorge was able to run the same pace as MM, so maybe that was on Marq's mind, as he might have felt he didn't have enough pace to catch him, if he'd gotten a 3 or 4 second lead built up.
The other possibility is the tires, in that it was a little cooler today than it has been all weekend, so he might have needed another lap to get the tires fully hot. The Bridgestones can be pushed really hard but it takes a lot of work to get them fully into their happy range, and it can be hard at certain tracks, or under certain conditions, to get them working at their best.
In the end, it helped Rossi, as he would have finished one more position back if MM had kept it on two wheels.
It's still Lorenzo's championship to lose. There can be rain at any of the remaining four races and Rossi's going to need at least one more wet race to keep a realistic chance of the title.
JR