ÁLEX LOOKING TO FIGHT BACK IN AMERICAN GP

Álex Márquez will look to make a fast start at the Grand Prix of the Americas after a challenging day of qualifying in Texas on Saturday. The LCR Honda CASTROL rider made some progress on the set-up of his RC213v on the second day of free practice, but suffered in qualification and had to settle for 23^rd position on the starting grid.

After finishing 18^th in FP3, the Spaniard made a step forward in the next session as he demonstrated impressive race pace to claim 14^th position in FP4, closing the gap on those ahead of him. But an early fall scuppered his hopes of challenging in Q1 and he will now be targeting a quick getaway at COTA on Sunday.