Sachsenring (Germany) (AFP)
"If my leather is worn is that I fall less often," quipped Marc Marquez, winner of the German Grand Prix Moto Sunday on his Honda and who thus takes a good option on a sixth title in MotoGP.
Appeared in a press conference with a combination of leather that did not seem the first freshness, the Spanish champion assured that it was not a leather favorite: "No, if it is used this year it" is that I change less because I fall less often than last year ", recalling that his last fall was back to the GP of France on the circuit of Le Mans in mid-May.
Marc Marquez, 26, scored his 49th MotoGP victory on Sunday and consolidated his title of "king of the ring" with his seventh straight triumph on the Sachsenring circuit in the heart of the German campaign.
He also increased his lead in the World Championship standings with 58 points more than his closest pursuer, Italy's Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati).
It can therefore approach the traditional summer break of MotoGP with confidence, the next test being scheduled in the Czech Republic on August 4.
Starting in pole position ahead of Frenchman Fabio Quartararo, who dropped in the first laps, Marquez said his plan was "to lead the race from start to finish" by managing his tires.
"I'm happy and the summer break is just right for our family because my brother (Alex ed.) Won the race in Moto2, and I'm just as happy for him as for me and everything is going in the right direction," he said. he affirmed.
"There are more than two away races in the total points between me and + Dovi +," he said, with the winner of an event scoring 25 points. "Of course, the Ducati will come back but for now it's the Yamaha that must be beaten," he said after the good performances the last two races of his compatriot Maverick Vinales on the official Yamaha and Fabio Quartararo on the Yamaha of the SRT satellite team.
(Interviewed at a press conference)
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