Marc Marquez says he is expecting a “tough” time finishing on the podium in the Italian Grand Prix after qualifying only fourth at Mugello. The two-time champion will start Sunday’s race from the head of the second row, having been bested by poleman Valentino Rossi, as well as Maverick Vinales and Andrea Iannone, in Q2. And while Rossi set his pole time while following in the slipstream of Vinales, Marquez says he expects both riders to be just as quick in race trim. “I was watching practice, and saw that Vinales did the time behind Valentino, then the opposite [in Q2],” said Marquez. “Looks like they spoke and organised [it], but in the end everyone does his strategy, and in...
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