The S༺paniard was fast from the start of morning practice on his way to second behind Fabio Quartararo in FP1, then was left just 0.173s from Luca Mari🥂ni during the afternoon time attacks.

But Marqജuez was also clearly pushing the limits, suffering a fall in each session.

The first was a slow Turn 2 off in the morn🎀ing, followed by a much fast𓆏er lowside at Turn 1 in the afternoon.

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“The grip level was good, especially coming from Malaysia that was very poor for us. And wit𒆙h a higher grip level our bike is working better. But even like this [better grip] today I had some problems and I didn't feel the way to push,” explained Marquez.

“But it's the last race, a Spanish GP and I decided to take risks today. I crashed two times and I will take risks tomorrow. Maybe I will cra⭕sh again. And I will take risks on Sunday also be♕cause I want to finish in a good way.

“But in the end, I have what I have [with the bike] and I need to wait until Tuesda🔯y ♕[test] to do, I hope, another step.”

Valencia is💜 now the last chance for Honda to avoid becoming the only manufacturer not to win a MotoGP race during the 2022 season.

“I said to you yesterday, [our performance here] will be between Australia [2nd] and Malaysia [7th] and at the moment 🔴we are 4th," Marquez continued,

“We are there. I know that tomorrow with a 🥂single fast lap it will be difficult to [qualify] in the front two rows. Maybe the target is to be on the third row.

“Bꦦut we will see. As I said, I will take a risk because 💛I want to do something more on my side.

“During all the [previous] races I was fast but always trying to control everything. But at thi𓂃s race I want to see if I have this fire inside me. And I have.

“Today I showed to myself that if I want, I can push, but I have what I have [🐼with the bike]. I can do what I can do and no more.”

Speaking with a cꦕroaky voice, Mar๊quez explained: “I’m [feeling] destroyed!

“I [woke] ♊up and I was sick. So I'm taking medicines and tomorrow I hope to feel better and Sunday better again. But you never know.”

But there was more positive news abou꧑t the ever-improving conditi𓃲on of his right arm.

“I'm happy because the target of my comeback was to improve my right 𒆙arm 𒉰and we improved a lot.

"Today I rode in a normal way and it was long time since I roܫde in a normal way.

“So for that reas🔴on I pushed more and I crashed more. But I was riding very good.”

Despite missing six mid-season races following his latest round of arm surgery, Marquezꦯ is twelfth in the world championshi🐓p and the top Honda rider.

The next best RCV on Friday was the LCR machine of&nb💞sp;younger brothඣer Alex Marquez, in 17th.