The six-time MotoGP world champion was making his return to action following his double vision-induced Argentina absence at the Circuit of the Americas and was pegged by many of his rivals as a favourite to take victory in Sunday’s race even from ninth on the grid.
But a technical issue meant he barely pulled away at the start and was dropped to last by the first corner, by which point his Honda sprung into life.
Marquez admits he thought he had engaged his pit limiter and says the bike still had a problem during the race, but it was good enough for him to charge through to sixth.
“We had a technical problem, but Honda is investigating what’s going on,” Marquez said on Sunday at COTA.
“They know already more or less, but they are investigating. Since I arrived on the start, I saw some alarms [on the dashboard] and then I tried to start, to not lose a lot, but the bike was crazy.
“And then I thought something big was there, but when I arrived in the first corner… I mean, from…
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