CaptainRaiden
2nd November 2010, 08:22
I have a feeling this kid is going to be a force to reckon with when, not if, he gets to MotoGP. For those who saw the 125 CC race at Estoril, were you not blown away by this kid's talent? Marc Marquez was AMAZING in that race. I think one of the best displays of pure racing speed and tenacity shown by anybody, and one of the best 125cc races I have ever seen. Anybody who saw the whole thing, with the race stoppage, then the restart etc. knows I'm not overrating his effort.
Crashing while on the sighting lap for the restart, making absolute horlicks of his championship chances. Goes back to the pit lane with broken fairing and 5 minutes remaining, where his team literally rebuild the whole bike with a new fairing and exhaust within 2 minutes. Starting the 9 lap race right at the back of the grid. Shooting from 17th to 4th by the first corner, without a jump start, catches up to the leaders within 3 laps, getting balked by Bradley Smith doing his teammate Terol a favor, and then overtaking for the lead on the last lap. Jesus, that was some thrilling stuff!
And it's not that his Derbi (modded Aprilia) is that much better than the factory Aspar Aprilias, the kid just has this amazing raw speed. Made Terol and Smith look pretty ordinary on similar machinery.
Like Toby and Julian said in the commentary box, this is what champions do.
Crashing while on the sighting lap for the restart, making absolute horlicks of his championship chances. Goes back to the pit lane with broken fairing and 5 minutes remaining, where his team literally rebuild the whole bike with a new fairing and exhaust within 2 minutes. Starting the 9 lap race right at the back of the grid. Shooting from 17th to 4th by the first corner, without a jump start, catches up to the leaders within 3 laps, getting balked by Bradley Smith doing his teammate Terol a favor, and then overtaking for the lead on the last lap. Jesus, that was some thrilling stuff!
And it's not that his Derbi (modded Aprilia) is that much better than the factory Aspar Aprilias, the kid just has this amazing raw speed. Made Terol and Smith look pretty ordinary on similar machinery.
Like Toby and Julian said in the commentary box, this is what champions do.