Zarco ate the champion in the straight of Phillip Island, fell to the ground and his bike hit the back of the Honda, but she suffered no damage

Maverick Viñales wins in Phillip Island

The accident gave to fantasize. What would have happened if Marc Marquez is still in the fight for the world title? Fortunately for him, he did not have to worry about it when the champion on his way to the box with the rear of your Honda totally wrecked seconds before leaving.

The blow with Johann Zarco to 300 kilometers per hour to lack of 22 laps of the Australian Grand Prix MotoGP all ice cream. The French came off after eating literally of Cervera in turn one of Phillip Island. His bike flew in the direction of Marquez and struck on two occasions with the seat of the Spanish. “It was impossible to go on as though I were playing the game,” said the champion.

it Is the curse of even-numbered years. In 2014, 2016 and 2018, Marquez has had to leave Australia immediately after becoming world champion in Japan. A coincidence, bad luck and a challenge for those who always seeks to outdo itself. With the World championship decided, the tone was friendly. “I have been very lucky because almost do a ‘highside’ (falling over of the bike).

“I’m Not going to complain about Johann, it is an accident. With that speed you will note a lot of the slipstream and it has been difficult to stop the bike. The best thing is that we are all well and rematé the championship in Japan,” said Cervera at the microphones of Movistar. It helped that Zarco, who dropped out of the circuit by his own foot, he should come to the box of your opponent and ask for forgiveness.

Without the fourth triumph followed

“I’m fine, I don’t have nothing broken,” said the French, of 28 years, that the next two seasons will play the World championship with KTM. “I have been scared because we were going very fast. I have come to the stop at the end of the straight and even though I was braking I’ve not been able to avoid it. There was little space”, he added.

Marquez wanted to add four consecutive victories in the championship after Aragon, Tailandía and Japan, something that he could not from that, in 2014, it would achieve a whopping 10 in a row. But had to watch the race away from the asphalt australian once more. Yes, no grudges: “Zanjamos the theme here and the following more and better. If I have to win in Japan and made here another zero in 2019, I sign now.”

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