Marquez Aims For 12th Victory Of The Season In Malaysia's Sepang

SEPANG (Selangor, Malaysia), Oct 24 (Bernama) -- Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team is eyeing another chance to register a 12th victory of the season at the 2014 Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit this weekend. Currently, Marquez has topped the MotoGP world championship standings with 312 points ahead Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, both of whom are from the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team, with 255 poinst and 247 points respectively. "It is time to try and be on the top again as I have not won since Silverstone. We will try to be ready to fight for victory on Sunday if it is dry, if it is wet, we will see. It will be difficult because everyone has a lot of testing experience from this track," he told a press conference here Thursday. The visit to Sepang also provides Marquez with an opportunity to put Sunday's Phillip Island race out of his mind after he crashed out when leading in Australia. "I was trying to ride a different kind of race in Australia, to be strong from the beginning and make a gap. I thought riding without pressure it was time to ride a special way but it just didn’t work on Sunday. Anyway, I expect Rossi, Jorge and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) to be strong here in Malaysia," he added. If Marquez manages to seal the another victory in Sepang, it would equal Mick Doohan's record in 1997 for most premier class wins in a single season. Meanwhile, Rossi said he was determined to clinch a victory in Sepang this weekend for his adoring Malaysian fans. "It has been a good season for me from the beginning, I like Sepang...it is one of my favourite tracks. It is the most difficult race for the riders because of the heat. You are on the limit physically and you have to be fit and to keep your concentration," said Rossi. --BERNAMA