Decisive first lap ensures Marquez remains the MotoGP king of Austin
Oct 07, 2021
4 minutes
LEWIS DUNCAN
MOTOGP
AUSTIN (USA)
3 OCTOBER
ROUND 15/18
Marc Marquez’s record in the United States – winning all but one MotoGP race in the country since 2013 – and his form on anticlockwise circuits (amassing a haul of 29 career wins ahead of the Austin contest) gave him short odds at the bookmakers ahead of the Grand Prix of the Americas.
But victory in last Sunday’s Circuit of The Americas encounter was far from certain for Marquez at the start of the weekend. Despite topping Friday practice, he admitted he didn’t feel like he was riding the Honda very well,
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