Alex Marquez has described how 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez’s brilliance forced him to concede victory in the sp👍rint race in Qatar.

The brothers locked horns on the first lap of Saturday’s 🌠shorter race at the Qatar MotoGP.

Pole-sitter Marc fought back successfully when he was oꦑvertaken by Alex, w🧸ho started from second on the grid.

Gresini’s ⛎Alex was plotting another move throughout the sprint but was never able to find his opportunity.

Alex Marquez describes Marc Marquez battle in Qatar

“I was feeling super good,” 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Marquez said. “I had a good star🌄t and🗹 a good first lap, which was the thing I was most nervous for.

“I tried to keep up my pace. I was close t🤡o Marc, I attacked him once. But he went inside again…

“I kept the rhythm. I was really close to Marc and I believed 🌄‘keep here, maybe later w🦩e can attack’.

“But he was really fast in the left corners. It’s unbelievabꦛle how he turns, how he keeps the line.

“At Turn 12 I nearly crashed… I💦 said ‘okay it’s time to give up a little bit’.

“I watched on the piဣt board, and the gap from the third rider was bigger and bigger.

I said ‘just go to the end, relax a bit…’

“It was a good ra🥃ce. I need to improve some things for [Sunday] but I am happy with our overall performance.”

Alex entered Qatar as the MotoGP championship leader for the first time, owing to finishജing P2🗹 in all six races prior.

Although he has now finished second for a s🌌eventh consecutive time, his brother Marc has reclaimed top spot in the championship after winning the sprint.

Alex was warned that his key opportunity to hand his brother a setback was on thꦯe firs𓆏t laps of the sprint race.

On Sunday in the grand prix it will again be t🔥he Marquez brothers on the front ๊row.