MotoGP Aseen: Marc Marquez admits “I gave up a little bit” just to avoid more damage at Sachsenring

Marquez withdrew from his beloved German MotoGP last Sunday following a fifth 🌞crash of the weekend during warm-up.
A crash that finally saw Marquez have enough of the Honda, the Spaniard decid🃏ed not to take part in the race after ankle, hand and rib injuries caught up to him.
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"It was a very tough weekend," said Marquez on the eve of Friday practice in Assen. "The thing is, if you are pushing and you crash, you accept it, like I accepted it in the qu💖alifying practice.
"You understand whꦯy you crashed because you are riding at the limit.
"But after the warm-up crash, already on Saturday I said I would give up a little bit an𝔍d just keep going, and in the spri🍃nt race I was slower and was not doing my [true] pace.
"I didn’t push more than what I felt with the bike. Then on the warm-up I had an uꦬnexpected crash on just ♊the second lap, without pushing, but for that reason it is the most difficult to understand as a rider."
Marquez, who was speaking during tꦰhe pre-event press conference, later added that his physical condition will make it unlikely for him to extract the full potential from his Honda this♚ weekend.
The six-time MotoGP champion added: "It’s like I did the last two seasons. If you are not ready 🧔regarding your physical condition, then you cannot find these last 3-4 tenths that normally you need to push a lot [to find] on the ch𒀰ange of directions and braking area.
"This weekend we will seeཧ. Maybe I’m smoother and faster, but this is one of those weekend’s where you arrive not ready t✅o push.
"In Germany I was ready to push and pushed too muchဣ. I will try to keep going and will try different things on the bike, keep working with my team and with Honda."