Marc Marquez says his second-place in the MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix was made possible by Honda's more powerful engine, after 'struggling a lot' in Sunday's 2019 season-opener. Marquez kicked off his title defence by engaging in a repeat of the battle he and Andrea Dovizioso enjoyed in Qatar one year ago, with the Spaniard once again coming off second-best after a failed last-lap lunge on the Ducati rider. Missing victory by just 0.023 seconds, Marquez admits he “felt better” on the bike in last year's race because of the nature of the tyre allocation, and says Honda's new engine – which regularly topped the speedtraps this weekend -...
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