Reigning MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez has intimated he will only go for the win at this weekend’s Misano MotoGP round if it is possible while also keeping an eye on the championship standings.

The Repsol Honda man lost his series lead to Andrea Dovizioso after blowing an engine at Silverstone and now says victory is not the only target in the upcoming races.

“We’ll try and have a great weekend in Misano, putting the last race behind us. The important thing is that lately we’ve been competitive at all kinds of tracks, so now we go to Misano, which has a twisty, tight layout, with the same approach and mentality that have worked very well for us so far,” said Marquez.

“We’ll look to be as strong as possible, not with victory as the only target but ready to fight for it if we have the opportunity to do so. We’ll work to get the best result possible. We had a positive test there in August, so we’ll go there ready to start well beginning on Friday morning.”