Marc Marquez suffered three crashes in the final pre-season test ahead of the 2026 MotoGP campaign and explained the ‘problem’ that took him to the medical center in Buriram three times.
Following a winter break focused on recovering from last year’s terminal broken collarbone, Mark Marquez Suffering a calamitous test in Thailand, he scored high in the final preparations for the upcoming campaign.
Shape the MotoGP star Nobuasu Aoki praised Marquez’s ‘amazing’ performance Attitude During the Sepang test, however, it may have been a hindrance for the Spaniard in Buriram, as he was often over the limit.
After his last visit to the medical center yesterday Marquez also explained how his previous injuries did not come back. As he expected.
The 2026 MotoGP season starts in less than a week, and the seven-time world champion looks to be in a tough spot ahead of his title defence.
Marc Marquez attributed his crash during the Buriram test to a ‘tendency to go fast’.
During the press conference following the completion of the Buriram test, Marquez was asked about the causes of the three accidents during the two-day test in Thailand.
of Ducati Rider replied, through GPON“Finding the limit is not the problem, the three failures this weekend were caused by mistakes and lack of focus.
“The problem is that I have an instinct to go fast. I can control it when I’m fully focused, otherwise speed becomes something to control.”
It has been pointed out that Marquez’s biggest weakness is himselfAccording to Nadia Padovani. The Gresini boss has revealed how the Spaniard is always one step ahead of the competition, but his tendency to drive ‘over the limit’ is often hampered by accidents and injuries.
The world champion was asked if he was looking forward to fighting in the season opener next week and he replied: “I am ready to fight.”
“A race weekend is less demanding than a test. Now I have three or four days to recover my knee. I need to recover my strength above my shoulders because I started this test very tired.”
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Marc Marquez finished the Buriram MotoGP test with the third fastest time on the grid
Despite his third crash on day two at Buriram, Marquez was in line to set the fastest lap of the day. Marco Bezecchi broke the lap record On the way to the benchmark.
The morning session saw the 33-year-old clock in at 45 laps, allowing Ducati engineers to work out some information about race simulations and qualifying runs.
Despite the sub-optimal incidents during his testing schedule in Thailand, Marquez can take plenty of confidence from his dominance at last year’s Grand Prix to clear his mind.
The Spaniard sent a clear warning to the rest of his rivals as he completed a perfect weekend in his first race weekend as an official Ducati rider.
