Alex Marquez: 'Stupid, unacceptable' mistake cost British GP podium

Alex Marquez has admitted that a mistake he called “stupid” and “unacceptable” cost him a podium finish at the British Grand Prix. It was a bitter pill to swallow, especially after he emerged as the top Ducati runner across the Silverstone weekend.

The Gresini Racing rider finished fourth in the 20-lap race, having briefly held third place on lap nine. But a big moment at Abbey shortly after passing Marco Bezzecchi changed everything.

“When you lose a podium for a stupid mistakeg. It was quite unacceptable on my part because at that moment I just missed the brake point a little bit,” he said, as quoted by Motorsport.com.

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“When you have more potential and you see that the podium was realistic, [it hurts].”

The error dropped him to fifth, though he quickly repassed Pedro Acosta. Bezzecchi, however, had saved his rear tyre for the final laps and proved too strong.

Marquez believes he could have fought for second place, not just best-of-the-rest behind winner Raul Fernandez. He finished nearly two seconds clear of the next Ducati rider, but the disappointment was clear.

“I think our chances were for second position. That mistake at Turn 1 when I overtook Marco, at that moment, I was too optimistic and I braked a little bit later. I moved with the front brake and then I lost the rear contact,” he explained.

“That cost us the podium today but anyway we did a really solid race, being fast until the end, trying until the end; that was the main thing.”

Starting from seventh was also a major handicap, he admitted, but he believes the team has the pace to fight at the front in upcoming rounds.