Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa said their decision not to run with Bridgestone's asymmetric front tyre at the Sachsenring was vindicated after the pair clinched a one-two for Repsol Honda. Marquez and Pedrosa weighed up the pros and cons of the harder compound '38 front, making their decision based on the belief that they would be better placed to finish the race more strongly than the Yamaha riders, with Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo choosing the asymmetric option. “With '33 I was able to be faster during 10 laps but yesterday when I tried '38 I saw that I was maybe one tenth slower more or less, but on the last laps it looked slightly more consistent,” Marquez explained. “So...
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