The eight-time grand prix world champion was third quickest total on Friday on the Spanish Grand Prix having additionally completed second within the morning session.
Marquez has been persistently fast in 2024, although consistency has eluded him, with the Gresini rider but so as to add to his dash podiums in the principle Sunday races.
Talking after Friday’s follow at Jerez, Marquez believes he’s now past the variation section of his transition to the Ducati and feels “contained in the bike”.
“The nice factor is that we will cease speaking about adaptation,” he mentioned.
“The variation is already completed. So, now it’s time to work on the small particulars.
“My adaptation to the bike, I really feel like I’m already contained in the bike.
“As I confirmed immediately in FP1, I am going out and instantly increase [I was fastest].
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“But it surely’s true that each race now we have small issues or one thing right here, one thing there, and nonetheless we don’t put the whole lot collectively in a single weekend.
“So, let’s see if we will do it on this one, within the subsequent ones, and obtain that first podium. That would be the good goal within the subsequent races.”
Marquez added that there was solely a lot he may do to adapt his “made for the Honda” using model to the Desmosedici and admits it will likely be “not possible” to totally change.
“I imply, my using model is made for the Honda after which I attempted to adapt,” he famous.
“The variation to the bike was there and now we begin to convey the bike to my using model too.
“And that is one thing that helps me loads. It’s the explanation why I began to be quick instantly and extra constant. You’ll be able to adapt a couple of issues however it’s not possible to vary you using model of the final 10 years.”
Marquez’s Americas GP cost was thwarted by a crash attributable to a entrance brake difficulty, which took him out of the race simply as he’d taken the lead two weeks in the past.
On Friday at Jerez, his group modified the brake lever he was utilizing and altered the set-up of his brakes to attempt to rectify the difficulty.
“I modified the brake lever after which additionally we modified one thing within the specification contained in the brakes as a result of the group was working tremendous onerous along with Ducati to grasp what occurred in Austin as a result of the issue was tremendous massive within the knowledge,” he mentioned.
“It was higher. Mainly, I got here again to the lever I used throughout all of my profession.
“I imply, I began to make use of one other lever final 12 months as a result of I had arm pump issues.
“After which it was just a little bit higher. It’s not the answer as a result of with that lever you solely really feel the issue much less however the issue remains to be there.
“Right here on this circuit, it’s not an issue as a result of the temperature shouldn’t be very heat. So, we have to wait to reach on a heat monitor.”