Marquez explains MotoGP Valencia crash due to “braking too late”

The Honda rider crashed out of the title decider on lap 10 of 27, having been running in fourth before sliding off at Turn 8.

Marquez said he was losing time at Turn 1 throughout the weekend, with the RC213V difficult to stop in a straight line, before finding the torque was “not the same like in practice” at the start of Sunday’s race.

The six-time MotoGP world…