Battered In The Mandalika 2022 MotoGP Qualification, This Is Marc Marquez's Comment

Marc Marquez, had to fight hard to win the 2022 Mandalika MotoGP after poor results in the qualifying round. (Photo: MotoGP)

JAKARTA - Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez is determined to finish the race after experiencing a difficult session in the first qualifying when he went as far as twice in the first qualifying for the Mandalika MotoGP at the Mandalika International Street Circuit on Saturday.

"I'm more or less fine after today's two crashes, when you are in Q1 you have to take risks and this is what can happen," Marquez said in a written statement quoted by Antara.

Marquez also felt dissatisfied with the results he got today. The Spaniard was also disappointed to have lost his 15th starting position on the right to 14th in the middle, which he said was less than profitable, after Morbidelli's penalty.

"The only good thing is that we started from 15th in the clean part of the track, but now we will start on the dirty side after Morbidelli's penalty," said Marquez.

"That's how it is, tomorrow we have to fight. In reality we are much better than what it looked like today, even with a different rear. The goal is to try to finish the race."

The Repsol Honda Team had a difficult day due to rear tire problems which prevented Marquez and Pol Espargaro from showing their speed.

Torrential rain that drenched the 4.3km circuit at dawn meant that Marquez and Espargaro had to battle it out in first qualifying.

As the track dries up in the Mandalika FP3 MotoGP, Marquez switches to slick tires and shows that his wet-dry abilities have not faded as the eight-time MotoGP champion recorded his fastest lap.