Former MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez suffered two crashes on the final day of testing at Jerez but walked away from both uninjured.

The Repsol Honda man went down at turn three initially after being spat over the highside and then again as he balanced braking power and the grip from the new Michelin tyres, which is says is ‘unpredictable’.

“Today I had two crashes; One big high side in turn three, I entered the corner on the gas with consistent power but suddenly the rear wheel became very aggressive and it launched me, luckily I was ok. The second one happened whilst I was doing an engine comparison as you must be on the limit to get the best feedback and the brake point with the Michelin tyres can sometimes be unpredictable,” said Marquez.

“Anyway, we had a good three days and got a lot of information which we will now give to HRC, my feeling is that we have a little more potential with the new engine compared to the old one, but we’re still not at the level I’d like. I know Honda will work hard over the Winter to improve everything for Sepang.”