After Jorge Martin’s late race woes at Phillip Island, Alex Marquez raised eyebrows when he was the only rider not to choose the hard rear tyre for the Thai MotoGP at Buriram.
But the Gresini Ducati rider insisted it had been the right choice and was unrelated to his costly crash from third place.
The Spaniard remained on the tail of the KTM until disaster struck at the halfway mark of the 26 laps, when Marquez lost the front and slid into the gravel, walking away with his head in his hands at what might have been. “I already did 24 laps with that tyre in free practice, and it was quite good. It wasn’t a crazy choice, it was the right one.
“It is like it is, and sorry for the team, because today the bike was really good. I don't know what could happen at the end with the rear tyre, but at that moment, I was a little bit faster than them.
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