Gresini\u2019s Alex Marquez admits he made a \u201cmistake\u201d in his front tyre choice for the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix sprint, which meant he was \u201cjust trying to survive\u201d.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old made a rapid launch from sixth on the grid aboard his Ducati GP24, as he briefly snatched the lead into the first corner.<\/p>\n
Alex Marquez<\/a> was then demoted to second by Trackhouse\u2019s Raul Fernandez at Turn 2, before an error at Turn 4 allowed eventual sprint winner Marco Bezzecchi <\/a>through.<\/p>\n The Gresini rider clung onto the podium battle in the ensuing laps, but would fade to sixth at the chequered flag as his pace fell away.<\/p>\n He has now explained that his drop in pace was down to him selecting the medium front tyre instead of the hard, which proved to be the majority option.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n \u201cNot a really good race, but not a bad one,\u201d Marquez said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I think we solved it in quite a good way.<\/p>\n \u201cI made a mistake myself by choosing the medium front tyre. It was, after two laps, I said, \u2018You made a mistake\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cI was just trying to survive, trying to be there on the rhythm.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s true that also when we have the soft rear tyre, we suffer a lot.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n \u201cWe have many, many, many problems. We saw it in qualifying. I was able to ride, but not to put everything together because we have 100 problems.\u201d<\/p>\n