CHALLENGING QUALIFYING FOR ÁLEX MÁRQUEZ IN THAILAND

Álex Marquez will start the Grand Prix of Thailand from the seventh row after a tough day of qualifying at the Chang International Circuit. The LCR Honda CASTROL rider struggled for rhythm throughout the second day at Buriram and will now look to stage a trademark fightback in Sunday’s MotoGP race.

Sitting 14^th overnight, the Spaniard was unable to improve his lap time in FP3 and again battled with grip issues in humid conditions during FP4. He eventually had to settle for 10^th spot in a bunched Q1 session and will now focus on battling into points contention in tomorrow’s premier class event.