Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez says he backed out of his slick-tyre run in qualifying in Argentina because the risk of injuring himself in a crash was too high. Marquez switched to a slick-shod bike midway through the Q2 shoot-out at Termas de Rio Hondo, only to immediately return to the pits and head back out on wets again. The only rider who tried the slicks and stuck with them – Pramac Ducati's Jack Miller – snatched pole at the last second, ending Marquez's streak of four consecutive Argentina poles – with the Honda man himself qualifying only sixth. But Marquez, second in the standings after the Qatar opener, explained that he felt the slick gamble would not be worth...
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