Repsol Honda’s Spanish duo, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, will arrive in Silverstone at the top of the MotoGP standings, with the former leading by 26 points over the latter and coming from a series of four consecutive wins (the last of which in Brno just a few days ago).
Marquez is definitely the ‘man of the hour’ in MotoGP – and possibly for the next decade or so – and he seems determined to stretch his winnning streak even further, breaking all sorts of records in the process.
With reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) now 44 points behind the championship leader and struggling with an alarming technical gap, it looks like there might be an all-HRC duel for title looming on the horizon, provided that the seemingly unstoppable progression of the Spanish ‘Wonder Boy’ will not ‘kill’ the championship too early.
Marc Marquez knows only too well that winning again in Silverstone would boost his world title chances to a level that might simply become out of reach for the others, but in view of the British GP he prefers to maintain that sort of ‘rookie approach’ that nowadays can just put a smile on our faces:”We will see how Silverstone is with MotoGP, in 125cc I enjoyed it a lot but in Moto2 I struggled a little.
I think a key factor will be the weather there as it can change quite a lot! Last year Lorenzo had a very good race so I am sure he will be strong.
But we are coming off four victories in a row, we have good momentum and I feel really comfortable and confident on the bike.
Let’s see how the situation is when we get there and as always work hard from Friday morning!” If he is to keep his world title hopes alive, Dani Pedrosa will have to avoid any mistake and begin putting the wheels of his RC213V in front of those of his teammate, possibly starting in Silverstone.
On the eve of the British Grand Prix, the Spaniard said his injured shoulder is getting better and better, meaning he is now up for the task:”After Brno I’m feeling pretty good and my physical condition is improving all the time, so I hope we can take another step this weekend in Silverstone.
It is a tough and fast track with many changes of direction and we need a good set to suit both the fast and slow corners.
Last year was a hard race so I hope to be strong again this year! In the UK you never know what the weather will do so let’s hope for good conditions from the start.
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