Honda’s Marc Marquez says he had no option but to pass Valentino Rossi at the final corner of his qualifying lap that grabbed a shock position for the Czech MotoGP in Brno. Marquez took pole from session dominator Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha by a quarter of a second, but knew he had to pass Rossi, who was preparing to open a lap, having slipstreamed him up the hill. “Honestly I didn't expect this pole position, I expected to be on the front row, because Lorenzo was very far,” said Marquez. “I found the perfect lap, and in FP4 we made a huge step. It was much better. “I was pushing 100 percent, and I was lucky, honestly. Valentino was in front and with his slipstream I was able to be...
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