And that’s exactly how the 9th round of the MotoGP 
campaign 2021 is just around the corner. A return to the TT Circuit Assen lets all its juices flow, as Sachsenring winner Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) proves his fitness and RC213V on a completely different track. The eight-time world champion was won by world championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing), Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team), Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) at the Motul TT Assen pre-event press conference and Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) a preview of the weekend ahead.
Back to the “real situation” of Marc Marquez and HRC in Assen
Those were Marc Marquez’s words on Thursday, because a completely different challenge awaits in the Netherlands. An emotional return to victory has not been forgotten, it was badly needed for Marc Marquez, his team and Honda, but it is definitely put aside for now. Things are back to business on a circuit where Marc Marquez is not that dominant, and the number 93 admitted that his problems and those of HRC are far from over.
“It was an important win on Sunday, one of the most important or hardest moments of my career. This win came at a very important moment because we were in a very deep situation, especially for me, but also for the team and for Honda because it was a long time without a win, but I think this is where we will become our real one Return to the situation, ”Marquez began.
“Anyway, it was important that the win before the summer break, we’ll try to overtake Assen and then for more than a month our program to continue our process and let’s see if we can do better than Mugello and Montmelo, but I can’t expect to be at the level of the Sachsenring. “
“Very difficult” for Rossi to drive for Aramco Racing Team VR46 in 2022
The big news on Thursday at the Dutch TT was Rossi’s VR46 outfit, which confirms its manufacturer for the next three years in the premier class. The brand new Aramco Racing Team VR46 will ride Ducatis from 2022 to 2024 and of course The Doctor has yet to confirm its future beyond the end of the season.
When asked if he was closer to a decision about his own future, the nine-time world champion said:
“Yes, I haven’t made up my mind yet because I’ll think more deeply during this break. I also need to speak to Yamaha and the team, but you know that we definitely want to try to get better performance and better results. The season has not got off to a fantastic start up to this point, so I think that from that point of view it will be very difficult to race next year. The prince always urges me to ride the Ducati on my team next year, but at the moment I think it will be very difficult. “
An eager return to an all time classic venue
Everyone loves aces. It is called the Cathedral of Speed for a reason. As expected, the drivers at the press conference were all looking forward to tackling the huge 4.5 km route before the five-week summer break.
Quartararo: “Yeah, so excited because it’s one of my favorite tracks. It’s very different from the Sachsenring, the bike runs well. In 2019 I was so happy, I really like the track, it’s so fast and I think we can do it really well, we feel great on the bike. The Sachsenring was a tough run for us, I think the podium was the best we could achieve on Sunday, and yes, I’m very happy about it. “
Miller: “Yes, the memories will come back for sure. It’s been kind of an up and down through my career, certainly a huge highlight in ’16, but it’s one that I’ve never really shone with in the dry. But I’m very keen to come back here for the third year, I had a bit of problems in 2019, but as Johann said, we have a bike that can fight for the podium week after week. It just wasn’t our day last week on Sunday, I felt mega mega all weekend, just couldn’t bring it together in the race. The guys drove well and we came out with a few good points, here and then into the summer break so that we can hopefully end the first half of the season with a good end, that would be nice and start the second half of the season with a clearer one Idea of what we have to do. “
Oliveira: “The moment we are in right now is definitely strong and we are motivated and feel better than ever. Assen is one circuit where we are discovering with this new package that there is promise. We could be competitive right away on every racetrack that we have ridden and we can at least show our potential on Friday and tomorrow it will of course be a key day for us too, so that we can quickly find the way to set up the bike and this weekend be competitive again. “
Rossi: “Yes, Assen is a great place. It’s the track that more or less every rider loves because, firstly, it’s the track with the longest history in motorcycle racing and was on the calendar from the start, and secondly, the layout is fantastic. It has now been modified, but the taste of the old Assen remains and the journey here is always a great pleasure. “
The action from the MotoGP Motul TT Assen Qualifying Race will be broadcast LIVE on EUROSPORT and EUROSPORT HD on Saturday, June 26th, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. IST). The same is streamed live on Discovery + App.
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