MotoGP Team Honda's Alex Marquez mentioned that he "expected a bit more" from the Catalan Grand Prix since he only managed to secure the 13th position. Marquez was 17 seconds off the lead position but the front tyre choice caused him trouble in keeping up the pace.
Marquez stated that he had opted the "wrong" tyre compound which is why he suffered a lot in the Catalan Grand Prix. The medium front tyres did not help him as he anticipated. However, he said that this will be a mistake from which he will learn and this has made him "stronger" for future races.
"After Misano, here I expected a bit more," Marquez said. "It's a track that I love and I had good results in the past.
"So, I expected more. But I was wrong with the front tyre choice. I was suffering a lot all the race, but races like this where you suffer a lot you also learn a lot for the future.
"I think it will make me stronger for the moments that we will struggle more like today's race.
"So, I will learn from this decision before the race, and then for Le Mans we will have a more clear idea.
"I expected to be a little bit closer to the front and not 17 seconds [back]."
Meanwhile, LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow ended his first race since Styrian Grand Prix in the top 10. He mentioned that his right arm was still recovering and that he was unable to try the setup that he wanted during the practise session.
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"I wish I would have been able to be a bit faster," he said. "My arm in the race was not fantastic, but it's still recovering. But pleased to be back, pleased to finish.
"I didn't have a bad pace, but I didn't have a great pace. Seems that we went, with the bike setting we had, through the rear tyre a bit too much.
"But over the weekend we were dealing with other things, so I never got to try the setting that I really wanted to try.
"But I think we did a good job, and with this topsy turvy championship we have I was battling with last week's race winner. To come back from having some races off, to have a top 10 was not too bad. But I wish I was able to be a bit faster."
