VOL. 54 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 24, 2017 P61
My Own Race:
93 MARC MARQUEZ 1ST MOTOGP
"It was such an amazing race, I think we put on a fantastic
show for the fans!" said Marc Marquez. "I'm very happy, as
I knew that today was important. Dovi was struggling a little
this weekend, while I was feeling really good on the bike
and had to make the best of it. When the race started I was
thinking I had to stay calm and manage the tires, but then
Zarco hit me and I realized it was going to be a battle. I was
in a group of fighters. I knew I had to push and defend, but
also to attack. So I just tried to control the situation and
then, with around eight laps to go, I just gave it my all. I
pushed really hard for three or four laps and that was it. I'm
happy with the win of course, but even more with going to
Malaysia with a 33-point advantage!"
04 ANDREA DOVIZIOSO 13TH MOTOGP
"Today's race was a big disappointment and we really lost a
lot of points in the championship," said Andrea Dovizioso.
"For sure my mistake in the early stages of the race com-
plicated things and maybe even the choice of rear tire was
not the best one, but on this track our bike is still struggling
a lot. This year we've managed to improve many aspects
and be competitive throughout the season but when you
come to tracks like this, where you don't brake very much
and where there are lots of long fast corners, some of our
limits are magnified: in fact here at Phillip Island none of the
Ducatis were very quick. Pity, because at this point of the
season it would have been better to be closer to Marquez
in the standings, but now we have to think of Malaysia,
where quite simply we'll have to give it our all."
46 VALENTINO ROSSI 2ND MOTOGP
"I enjoyed the race very much," said Valentino Rossi. "This
track is unbelievable and it was a great race! All the riders
in front were very aggressive, so you need to be more
'stupid,' more aggressive, than they are. It was a great
battle with Zarco, Iannone, Marquez and Vinales. I wanted
to try the maximum to be on the podium. In the end, I'm in
second place and I'm very happy."
5 JOHANN ZARCO 4TH MOTOGP
"It was a good feeling, I was able to fight, to overtake," said
Johann Zarco. "I lived some moments that I never lived be-
fore in my life. Fighting at this speed is so incredible. I tried
to get the second place because I was feeling good behind
Rossi, he is so strong on the brakes, closing the line well.
You can see [he] has the experience. I tried [to] have better
acceleration but changing the line in the last corner, finally
instead of second place I came fourth. But no worries,
after this kind of fight, and kind of day, I can just enjoy and
take this fantastic moment."
