VOL. 52 ISSUE 13 MARCH 31, 2015 P65
CHUMP OF
THE WEEKEND
Marc Marquez was expected to win, and
not only by himself. Instead he wrecked his
chances with a rookie's mistake at the first
corner. "It wasn't bad luck. It was my mistake,"
he said. "I got onto the dirty part of the track,
and I decided it was better to run off than risk
crashing. By the time I got to fifth I'd overheat-
ed my tires, and the leaders were four seconds
away. I decided it was better to get 11 points
than risk crashing."
Marc Marquez' rookie error had him
in last place after the start.
did a good job with the chassis, but it's
clear we need to work a lot with Honda
to make the bike better on used tires,
and also with Magneti Marelli with these
electronics.
"The last five laps were terrible for me.
When Bradl came past, I was able to get
back past him, but then it was really dif-
ficult and he went by again."
Hayden was comfortably clear of new
teammate Eugene Laverty. Then came
Barbera's teammate Mike di Meglio and
Octo ART's Alex de Angelis.
AB Honda's Karel Abraham and
In the end
Rossi (46) was
able to hold
off Dovizioso's
fast Ducati.
