Repsol Honda Team endure double DNF in complicated British GP

Crashes for both Marc Marquez and Joan Mir hide potential in complicated Silverstone race weekend.

An unfortunate end to the British Grand Prix for the Repsol Honda Team who had been working to build over the course of the weekend meant they would leave unrewarded. Spits of rain in the buildup to the 20-lap race had many wondering if there was a chance of the race being declared wet. Rain would eventually arrive, sending a handful of riders into the pit in the closing stages.

Marc Marquez was able to gain several positions early in the race, despite losing his right wing due to contact on the opening lap. The eight-time World Champion worked his way to inside the top ten despite this limitation as the rain returned and the white flags came out. His charge would be short lived as contact with Enea Bastianini at Turn 12 ended the Repsol Honda Team rider’s race. Marquez escaped injury in the fall.

It proved to be a challenging race for Joan Mir on his return to Sunday action, suffering from a poor start to the race which dropped him to the back of the field. The Mallorcan worked hard to regain the lost ground but fell without injury on lap three.

The entirety of the Repsol Honda Team will work to regroup and go again at the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, 18 to 20 August.