Marc Marquez was in a league of his own to win the 2025 MotoGP title with five rounds to go, but Davide Tardozzi feels another rider made a mark last season.
Ducati Group manager Tardozi observed Marquez Since joining the Borgo Pangale brand last year, they have stood on the top step of the podium a total of 25 times. The 32-year-old had 11 Grand Prix and 14 Sprint Race victories in his 18 rounds before suffering an injury.
Marquez beat the 2025 MotoGP riders in five roundsIt is a record for most rounds remaining after the championship is decided. But the Spaniard will need surgery on a shoulder injury he sustained on lap 1 in Indonesia on lap 18/22.
Aprilia rider Marco Bezecchi tried to recover from a poor start and took out Marquez at the start of the Indonesian Grand Prix when he misjudged their speed difference at Turn 7. Marquez has started training since his injury. And he should be fit before the pre-season test.
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David Tardozzi can’t believe some people still look down on Alex Marquez.
Marquez’s injury has reduced the gap in the standings from the 201-point lead he had when he left Japan as the new 2025 champion. A native of Cervera, the younger brother, Alex MarquezThe 29-year-old reduced Mark’s lead to 78 when he finished second.
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The Marquez siblings are the only siblings to finish first and second in the premier class championship. However, based on his belief, Tardozzi believes that despite a regular battle with Marc Marquez in 2025, there are still people who have not seen the talent that Alex Marquez boasts.
“Alex is not a promising talent, it’s an absolute and proven fact,” he said. Motorsport.com. I don’t understand how there are people today who don’t know that Alex is a very strong rider.
“He’s won two world championships, he’s made it clear that he’s not (just) Marc’s brother, he’s an extraordinary rider, Alex Marquez, and we’re very happy to compete with Ducati.”
Alex Marquez enjoyed his career-best season after taking his first MotoGP win in 2025.
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Alex Marquez of Gresini Before 2025, he did not place higher than eighth in the MotoGP championship, because Ducati Desmosedici received the GP24. The 29-year-old had also never won a MotoGP race before last year.
But Alex Marquez scores first MotoGP race win in 2025 at JerezAnd he started the term with P2 results in nine of the first 10 Sprint Races and five of the first 10 Grands Prix. Alex Marquez won the Sprint at the British GP for his only non-P2 finish in that 10-lap run.
A crash with Pedro Acosta’s KTM at the Dutch Grand Prix that required surgery on his broken left hand ruined Alex Marquez’s season at the TT Circuit in Assen. At the beginning of the season, he also started making mistakes in the occasional races.
Alex Marquez had a clean record at the Qatar GP when he collided with VR46 Fabio Di Giannantonio on lap four until the Spaniard took out Honda’s Joan Mir on lap 12 at the Czech GP. Alex Marquez won the marque in the Catalan GP To win effectively.
But there were opportunities everywhere. MotoGP fans have questioned Alex Marquez’s handling of the marque’s race.For example, he was fighting Francesco Bagnaia during the Italian GP instead of his brother. Some fans felt that Alex was too reluctant to fight Mark in the Asean sprint.
