{"id":2037338,"date":"2026-07-10T15:58:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037338"},"modified":"2026-07-10T15:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:58:28","slug":"if-i-lose-its-ok-marc-marquez-not-the-fastest-in-germany-motogp-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037338","title":{"rendered":"\u2018If I lose, it\u2019s OK\u2019 &#8211; Marc Marquez \u201cnot the fastest\u201d in Germany MotoGP practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>\u2018If I lose, it\u2019s OK\u2019 &#8211; Marc Marquez \u201cnot the fastest\u201d in Germany MotoGP practice<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Marc Marquez has warned that his race pace is not the best at the German Grand Prix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Duncan <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-07-10T16:58:28+01:00\">10 Jul 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2026 German MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Marc Marquez admits he is \u201cnot the fastest out there on race pace\u201d at the MotoGP German Grand Prix and that not winning \u201cwould be OK\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning world champion is a nine-time winner at the Sachsenring in the MotoGP class, and comes into the Germany weekend as the pre-race favourite.<\/p>\n<p>He topped Friday\u2019s practice outright by 0.166s on his factory Ducati, but his race pace was not among the strongest in the hour-long afternoon session.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Marc Marquez, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Marc Marquez, \u2018losing\u2019 at the Sachsenring would mean finishing second or third, which he considers to be a good result.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe did our pace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tried to ride in our way. The good thing is when I pushed, the lap time arrived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut still I need to improve a few things if I want to have a constant pace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cLet\u2019s see tomorrow where we are and where the opponents are, because the opponents, it\u2019s easy to put the pressure on another one.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-96c12f71be8e33434b8496a082c11a142afddcdee5f992afe17c18d0d4a65d11\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Marc Marquez says losing the German MotoGP is no big deal &#8211; is he right?<\/li>\n<li>Pecco Bagnaia explains \u201cflat track\u201d Sachsenring MotoGP struggle after Q1 blow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cLooks like in Sachsenring, if I win, it\u2019s the normal thing.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf I lose, which means second position or third, which for me would be OK, means that it\u2019s news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, let\u2019s see. But at the moment I\u2019m not the fastest out there on race pace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a single lap, yes. But on the race pace, I still need to improve a few things.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"placeholder embed x\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Marquez explains FP1 crash<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Marquez\u2019s day didn\u2019t get off to the best of starts when he crashed on just his third lap at Turn 3.<\/p>\n<p>He was one of several riders in all classes to go down at the section, with Marquez explaining that there is a new bump on the apex.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Marquez noted that he is having to adjust his line through there, but took the blame for the crash because he \u201cdidn\u2019t analyse well\u201d similar incidents in the Moto2 session beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurn 3 is a new bump, and if it\u2019s a new bump, the guy who finds a new bump is me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my mistake to don\u2019t analyse well the Moto2 crash, because there Moto2 riders crashed two, three times, and just I said, \u2018OK, they crashed there for some reason\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it was a very big bump that even the asphalt was going out a bit, and you cannot use the correct line. 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Marc Marquez \u201cnot the fastest\u201d in Germany MotoGP practice<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783699108\"> 3h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Marc Marquez has warned that his race pace is not the best at the German Grand Prix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Marc Marquez admits he is \u201cnot the fastest out there on race pace\u201d at the MotoGP German Grand Prix and that not winning \u201cwould be OK\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning world champion is a nine-time winner at the Sachsenring in the MotoGP class, and comes into the Germany weekend as the pre-race favourite.<\/p>\n<p>He topped Friday\u2019s practice outright by 0.166s on his factory Ducati, but his race pace was not among the strongest in the hour-long afternoon session.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Marc Marquez, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Marc Marquez, \u2018losing\u2019 at the Sachsenring would mean finishing second or third, which he considers to be a good result.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe did our pace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tried to ride in our way. The good thing is when I pushed, the lap time arrived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut still I need to improve a few things if I want to have a constant pace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cLet\u2019s see tomorrow where we are and where the opponents are, because the opponents, it\u2019s easy to put the pressure on another one.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-96c12f71be8e33434b8496a082c11a142afddcdee5f992afe17c18d0d4a65d11\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Marc Marquez says losing the German MotoGP is no big deal &#8211; is he right?<\/li>\n<li>Pecco Bagnaia explains \u201cflat track\u201d Sachsenring MotoGP struggle after Q1 blow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cLooks like in Sachsenring, if I win, it\u2019s the normal thing.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf I lose, which means second position or third, which for me would be OK, means that it\u2019s news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, let\u2019s see. But at the moment I\u2019m not the fastest out there on race pace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a single lap, yes. But on the race pace, I still need to improve a few things.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"placeholder embed x\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Marquez explains FP1 crash<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Marquez\u2019s day didn\u2019t get off to the best of starts when he crashed on just his third lap at Turn 3.<\/p>\n<p>He was one of several riders in all classes to go down at the section, with Marquez explaining that there is a new bump on the apex.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Marquez noted that he is having to adjust his line through there, but took the blame for the crash because he \u201cdidn\u2019t analyse well\u201d similar incidents in the Moto2 session beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurn 3 is a new bump, and if it\u2019s a new bump, the guy who finds a new bump is me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my mistake to don\u2019t analyse well the Moto2 crash, because there Moto2 riders crashed two, three times, and just I said, \u2018OK, they crashed there for some reason\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it was a very big bump that even the asphalt was going out a bit, and you cannot use the correct line. You need to be a little bit more wide.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest MotoGP talking points<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Marc Marquez admits he is \u201cnot the fastest out there on race pace\u201d at the MotoGP German Grand Prix and that not winning \u201cwould be OK\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning world champion is a nine-time winner at the Sachsenring in the MotoGP class, and comes into the Germany weekend as the pre-race favourite.<\/p>\n<p>He topped Friday\u2019s practice outright by 0.166s on his factory Ducati, but his race pace was not among the strongest in the hour-long afternoon session.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331584_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Marc Marquez, 2026 Sachsenring MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Marc Marquez, \u2018losing\u2019 at the Sachsenring would mean finishing second or third, which he considers to be a good result.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe did our pace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tried to ride in our way. The good thing is when I pushed, the lap time arrived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut still I need to improve a few things if I want to have a constant pace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cLet\u2019s see tomorrow where we are and where the opponents are, because the opponents, it\u2019s easy to put the pressure on another one.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-96c12f71be8e33434b8496a082c11a142afddcdee5f992afe17c18d0d4a65d11\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Marc Marquez says losing the German MotoGP is no big deal &#8211; is he right?<\/li>\n<li>Pecco Bagnaia explains \u201cflat track\u201d Sachsenring MotoGP struggle after Q1 blow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cLooks like in Sachsenring, if I win, it\u2019s the normal thing.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf I lose, which means second position or third, which for me would be OK, means that it\u2019s news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, let\u2019s see. But at the moment I\u2019m not the fastest out there on race pace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a single lap, yes. But on the race pace, I still need to improve a few things.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"placeholder embed x\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Marquez explains FP1 crash<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Marquez\u2019s day didn\u2019t get off to the best of starts when he crashed on just his third lap at Turn 3.<\/p>\n<p>He was one of several riders in all classes to go down at the section, with Marquez explaining that there is a new bump on the apex.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Marquez noted that he is having to adjust his line through there, but took the blame for the crash because he \u201cdidn\u2019t analyse well\u201d similar incidents in the Moto2 session beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurn 3 is a new bump, and if it\u2019s a new bump, the guy who finds a new bump is me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my mistake to don\u2019t analyse well the Moto2 crash, because there Moto2 riders crashed two, three times, and just I said, \u2018OK, they crashed there for some reason\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it was a very big bump that even the asphalt was going out a bit, and you cannot use the correct line. 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