Even though it’s “just” a test… for now, Marc Marquez promises a lot. The spaniard made his debut with the Desmosedici at the tests in Valencia a few moments ago and immediately showed that something special might be in store.
These are tests, it’s true, and most of the riders and teams are preparing for next season, experimenting with new features, components, etc, but the truth is that in just eight laps the #93 immediately proved to be very competitive on the new bike.
With a time of 1:30.683s, Marquez was 0.314s off the fastest rider on the track at the time, his brother Alex Marquez, again a teammate at Gresini.
Meanwhile, with the rider still out on track, he had already dropped to fifth place in terms of times.
At the time, the rider recorded the third fastest time of the session, and when he returned to the team garage his reaction didn’t fool anyone: the feelings were very positive, as you can see in the video below:
All smiles 😃 @marcmarquez93#ValenciaTest ⏱️ pic.twitter.com/aphzC7ZxH3
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