Alex Marquez sat in third, and
a few corners later, Jorge Mar-
tin (Prima Pramac Ducati) had
bulldozed his way to the front for
barely a corner as Miller undercut
him to retake the lead.
Bagnaia, meanwhile, was drop-
ping like a stone, finishing the
first lap down in 12th, but at least
he was in better shape than his
old sparring partner Fabio Quar
-
tararo (Monster Energy Yamaha),
mired down in last place and
going effectively nowhere after
qualifying an incredible seven
seconds slower than his team
-
mate Franco Morbidelli.
ROUND 9 / JULY 4-6, 2023
SILVERSTONE / NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, GREAT BRITAIN
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P72
(Right) Espargaro heads Pecco
Bagnaia, Brad Binder, Miguel
Oliveira and Maverick Vinales over
the line at the finish.
93 MARC MARQUEZ
17TH/DNF MOTOGP
"Our race was complicated from the
start as I lost my right wing when I
had a small contact in the first lap,"
Marc Marquez said. "Then I crashed
in an unlucky situation with Bastianini,
but it was the type of crash where you
don't lose any confidence. Without
one wing, I was losing a lot under
acceleration, but at one point in the
race, it started to rain, and I was able
to make up some ground to the other
riders. Aside from this, the weekend
was not so bad when we look at our
approach and what we were able to
do in the race before the crash."
73 ALEX MARQUEZ
1ST/DNF MOTOGP
"Not much to say. We had the pace
to stay with the leaders," said Alex
Marquez, who retired with gearbox
problems in the Sunday Grand Prix. "I
started quite good, and despite Bez-
zecchi and Bagnaia being quite far, I
was well placed behind [Aleix] Espar-
garó, and I was feeling good on the
bike. Too bad because with today's
conditions, we lost another chance to
be among the protagonists. The taste
I leave with feels a bit bittersweet".
MYOWNRACE
Jack Miller (43) heads in to the first turn with the
holeshot. That was as good as it got for the Aussie,
who would eventually finish in eighth.
