Marc Marquez can't explain how he qualified on the front row for the MalaysianGP, admitting he was 'fighting against the bike all the time' MotoGP
The fact he was able to achieve the lap times he did despite losing his tow was “the biggest surprise” for the Honda rider.
“So, if you have some slipstream you just gain 03s for free on the straight. When I was Miller crashed in Turn 2, I said ‘ok, this will be difficult’, but I kept pushing and the lap time came. And it was the same in Q2.”Third in Malaysia marks the six-time MotoGP world champion’s third front row start in the four races since he returned to action last month, and follows on from a podium appearance last weekend in Australia.
“It was a very, very, very important day, even more than Australia because here is a circuit that always in the past is not one of my best circuits,” he said. “I’m struggling on my riding style, even all Hondas are struggling a lot and as we see I’m fighting against the bike.