Amid a muddled winter of testing, the speed of Marc Marquez and the 2018 Honda has been one of the few constants, with the reigning world champion remarking, “I’m there” no matter the conditions during testing in Qatar. A host of different names showed real potential through the three days at Losail, with many strong at one point during the day, and slower at others. “It’s so difficult to understand,” Marquez said, after coming away with the seventh fastest time. What was easy to decipher was his strength aboard his ’18 package. On Saturday he sacrificed some of the outright speed of the Honda RC213V for consistency, which showed on his lap analysis, as he was able to lap in...
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