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Alex Márquez (Gresini Ducati) finished fourth in the British GP Sprint. He credited a grim Friday FP2 session, where he ran "super slow" after losing rear grip, as unlikely preparation: "That was the best training for the race." He admitted choosing the soft rear tire was "a small mistake."
Saying FP2 "turned into training" is half modesty from Alex. The way I see it, holding back early on a soft tire on purpose is a win condition you build, not stumble into. Threading it clean from corner entry to exit and saving it for the back half — that's a call you only make with experience.
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That kind of mental toughness is something I want to channel next time I hit trouble on a long ride
Curious how much his pace actually improved from FP2 to the race
He admitted himself picking the soft was a mistake, so fourth is honestly impressive anyway
In the old days a weekend like that would've fallen apart completely, he's grown
Bombing out in FP2 and still bringing it home in fourth is insane
How does a bad FP2 even count as training? Not totally following that
