The elation of returning
to the winner's circle is
etched on Marc Marquez's
face. While many thought
he'd never be a winner
again, the man himself
had other plans.
was a great opportunity to do something. When I crossed
the line, I just enjoyed it and then arriving with my whole
team there, emotional, it helps a lot after such a difficult
situation. It's impossible to come back alone, you need
people, you need a good team, a good team of doctors,
a physio, Honda; Honda respect me a lot. Alberto Puig,
Emilio Alzamora, my family, they helped me a lot.
"Now it's time to enjoy this weekend," he said, "we
were looking for a petrol station but now we found one
and the fuel tank is full again. It's extra motivation for me,
for Honda, for the engineers, for the team and let's see
what the future brings. When I saw some drops of rain on
lap four of five, I said, 'it's my race.' I started pushing at
this point and then when it started to rain harder, I pushed
even more and then the second race with Oliveira began.
He pushed so hard and was very fast, it was hard to keep
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