Marquez secured a top ten spot in Practice 2 and will avoid Saturda🍒y’s Q1 session as a result.

🌱The top Honda once again, Marquez was six tenths off the top time which was set by Aleix Espargaro𝓀.

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However, the big news to fall on day-o🐻ne of the Indonesian MotoGP was the confirmation that Marquez will have a new crew chief.

💧Speaking about Gresini’s decision to place Carchedi alongside the eight-timeꦍ world champion, Marquez said: “As you know, Gresini confirmed that I will work with Frankie [Carchedi]. 

“It will be strange for me but I already 🍌knew when I signed with them because I've𒊎 been working with Santi for 13 years. 

“It will be strange but I accept thatꦉ situation. I also know that Frankie is a precis🃏e guy and I don’t go there with my eyes closed. I know that he works in a good way.”

Marquez feeling ‘better than expected’

After his first podium of the season at Motegi, Marquez is upbeat 🌄of his chances heading into the weekend’s double-header, after saying the rhythm during Friday practice🍰 ‘was not bad’. 

Marquez said: “It was better than we expected. The rhythm wa꧑s not bad and I was able to ride in ♒a good way. 

“The time attack with the second tyre was okay. We are in the top ten which was the best target we could achiev𓄧e today. 

“In the [first] time attack we had a small issue and then for that reason I was riding a bit uncomfortable because🦩 I adapted to that issue. 

“In the time attack you have two options; complain about the issue or just try to adapt. ꧃What I did was try to adapt and for that reason I was not riding comfortably. 

“We understood what to change to sort that issue for tomor🅺row.”