Marc Marquez says he was focused only on logging a quick time, as opposed to contending for pole position, in the wake of his Q2 crash at Valencia. Marquez, already assured of the 2018 title, led the wet/dry pre-qualifying FP4 session, with slicks used for the first time all weekend in that brief 30-minute action. Marquez, though, crashed just four corners into his first hot lap in Q2 and held his left shoulder, which has given him trouble through recent Grands Prix. The Repsol Honda rider was given a lift back to the paddock, where he was quickly given the once-over by doctors, who deemed he had no dislocated the shoulder. Marquez returned to action and posted two quick laps, the fastest...
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