Marc Marquez has explained that leaving the grid ahead of the Americas GP was a carefully calculated move that exploited both his knowledge of the rule book and the psychology of his competitors.
Rain had fallen around 30 minutes before the start, causing all riders to weigh up their tyre choice. But with the track rapidly drying, Marquez then dashed from the grid shortly before the planned warm-up lap in order to grab his ‘dry’ bike from the Ducati garage. This led to a mass exit by other riders who were unwilling to go against the pole man’s strategy.
