Marc Márquez: "After three races, the rest week has been very good for me"

MADRID, 11 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish MotoGP rider Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda) faces "rested" this weekend the Australian Grand Prix, the eighteenth round of the Motorcycle World Championship, as he was able to take advantage of the week of hiatus after three consecutive races, for which he highlighted the return to Phillip Island, "a great circuit to race on".

"We have to see what is possible this weekend, I have continued training and I feel that my condition improves every day. After three races in a row, the rest week has been very good for me", explained the eight-time world champion in statements provided by his team.

The Repsol Honda Team rider has been on the Phillip Island podium six times and this year he arrives at the Australian track with the aim of scoring as many points as possible. "I've had a lot of memorable races there and there are almost always nice battles, especially in the first few laps," he added.

"You have to be very careful there with the weather, especially this year it seems like it can be very cold and very windy. It's something we have to pay attention to," said Márquez on a track where the cold is usually the protagonist due to to the time of year when the Grand Prix is ​​held.

Thus, the weather forecast for this weekend predicts a clear sky, but with wind and low temperatures.