Alex Marquez<\/a> has so far been happy with the GP26, though his Wednesday running was interrupted by a crash in the morning at Turn 5.<\/p>\nSpeaking to the media after ending the day 12th overall, Marquez says he went from well-used rubber to a fresh tyre, which required a big adjustment and led to a mistake.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis morning we had a lot of work testing different things, especially with the medium and used tyres, to understand things,\u201d he is reported by Motorsport as saying.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen I put on the new one, I crashed at Turn 5.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you go from a very worn compound to a new one, you gain two seconds, and it’s tough; sometimes even your body struggles to adjust. I made a small mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marquez noted that he was physically ok after the crash, but couldn\u2019t complete his run plan due to the wet weather in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
Big aero decision looming for Alex Marquez<\/p>\n
As with his Ducati stablemates, Alex Marquez\u2019s priority for the final day of testing centres on selecting the best aerodynamic package.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t use Ducati\u2019s radical new front fairing on Wednesday, but says he was evaluating a number of different set-ups.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen you have a lot of items, some ones are better, some ones not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, in that moment, you should choose and it depends on riding style.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust we are trying to still understand a little bit about some small tests of the aerodynamics.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something that we still need to improve and understand. But overall, the feeling on the bike is good.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday I didn\u2019t try it [the new fairing].<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt was not on the plan. We need to be precise with everything. That test was already done yesterday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe tried different combinations of aerodynamics. Tomorrow we will try to analyse everything and choose what is better, or what works a little bit better for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
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